from
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR2010072704656.html

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political advertising, derailing a major White House initiative and virtually ensuring an onslaught of attack ads during this year's midterm election season.


The vote -- in which Democrats fell just shy of the 60 votes needed to avoid a GOP filibuster -- marks a major setback for President Obama, who has railed against the influence of special interests in elections and pushed for the legislation as a counterpoint to court rulings freeing up the use of corporate money in politics.



so much for the theory that if one party is in the majority the decisions are their responsibility/fault

Don't forget, we also lost a government of "By the People" with that one. Corporations, get your checkbook!!!