1994 marked the first time that republicans had controlled the
senate, in over FORTY years.
There must have been a REASON why they had been a minority for such a long time.
Once IN the majority, what did they do with all that new-found power:
Shut down government
Gave their rich friends taxpayer money
Eliminated necessary controls on banking, commerce, etc
Eventually blew through a hefty surplus & turned it into history-making deficits
Started TWO wars (with no additional taxes to pay for them)
All the campaign-style rhetoric cannot get around these "inconvenient" facts.
To be fair, they WERE successful in convincing too many so-called democrats into aiding & abetting their agenda, but there can be no denying that 40 years of minority status was not spent studying fiscal policy, in preparation for the time they might lead.
For the media to totally skip over the fact that the short time they have been in leadership positions has been anything BUT successful, only shows how successful they HAVE been, at media-control.. They cannot govern effectively, but they sure know how to propagandize.