Mitch McConnell demanded that Barack Obama support this Deficit Reduction Commission. Obama turned around and reluctantly did support the Deficit Reduction Commission. And then McConnell filibustered the Deficit Reduction Commission, because he didn't want Obama to have a political victory.
Peter Beinart explains Mitch McConnell's actions to block President Obama's political victory regarding the Deficit Reduction Commission.
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