anyone that pays more than a passing glance at politics and doesn't have partisan blinders on can see that the democrats are using this to advance their agenda. look at the bills that pelosi has been drawing up with the house out of session, wasting time and tax money to put provisions bailing out states that can't handle a budget along with the lobbyists. look at hank "will guam tip over and capsize" johnson pushing gun control bills that won't even make the senate floor, let alone committee. just because sycophant lap dogs in the press aren't reporting it doesn't mean it isn't happening.