The Republican’s are the Party of No is a lie
Any claim that the first year of Obama’s Presidency and agenda was stalled by the Republican’s being Partisan or the “Party of No” is simply an untruth. The reason is quite simple: even if the Republican’s wanted to obstruct, the Democrats in both the House and Senate held enough of a majority to blast any Filibuster attempt to dust. Of course, the last month has changed a lot, but any excuse that blames the failure of Health Care reform or the failure of Cap and Trade on the Republicans is a blatant untruth.
It also reveals a very convenient short term memory or cynicism: The Republican Party being obstructionist between Jan 2009 and Jan 2010 is nothing compared to the Democrats obstructionism during the Bush years: Social Security Reform or Judicial Nominees anyone?