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We have a federal government that divides power between the Presidency and a bicameral Congress with a filibuster rule in the Senate. The Republicans haven't had a filibuster-proof trifecta since (checks notes) the 1920's. Most Presidents and Congressbeings want to actually achieve things while in office, and while there are some areas where you can do things without engaging the other party, most anything of consequence requires getting enough votes from the other party to get out of the Senate.
This isn't in dispute, and not at all what I'm referring to.
When democrats are in the White House and have majorities of almost any kind in Congress, they tend to get their policies pushed through. When Congress stalls out, democrat politicians find ways to get things done anyway. Does this quote ring a bell:
I've got a pen and a phone, and if Congress won't act, I will.
Establishment Republicans put collegiality with the democrats above good policy; democrats NEVER put collegiality above the policy they want. That's the difference.
