Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., rail against uncertainty. They don't like not knowing if their bills will pass, whether their party will prevail, or—of primary importance—whether their campaigns for re-election will succeed.
Summer is the time of year when it can look like Congress is finally on the verge of breaking out of its legislative stasis and accomplishing what benefits their constituents. Hope springs eternal.
Stacking the deck against positive progress is the sharp ideological and political divide that grips Capitol Hill and the entire body politic in 2012, along with 2012 being an election year.
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