Some Republicans here really do live in alternative universe. In June, 2010, the UN, which I think we were a member then, issued the harsh sanctions that brought Iran to the bargaining table. I could be wrong, 2009 and 2010 the Democrats did control both parts of Congress. I might have missed it, but I don't remember the President's veto being overridden by Congress in 2009-2010.

Now, I fully understand why Republicans think we were the only ones working on an agreement with Iran. They don't inhabit the same world that we currently live in. In their world, the Republican party is all knowing, all seeing, and never wrong. Offer an alternative, why? People in the real world are so far beneath us, we don't have the time to explain anything to them. They would never understand anything we say anyway. So, talking to this lower form of life is just a waste of our time.

If Democrats didn't do anything of substance in 2009-2010, why is ACA such a problem? Maybe they didn't do anything in 2009-2010, because Mitch McConnell, the filibuster king, stopped everything from going anywhere. Why? It was a matter of principle. Again, Republicans are never wrong. Even considering anything the Democrats proposed was just wasting their time. The only time that Democrats are welcomed in our world is when they pick up our garbage. Reality! Reality! Reality!