I am so tired of the Democrats' mantra that Congress is gridlocked.  It was Harry Reid, the Senate's top Democrat, who shut down the Senate with his refusal to allow any Senator, including Democrats, to get a vote on any amendment.  Under Republicans, now every Senator (which means every American) gets their amendments voted on.  It's Republicans like Lisa Murkowski, who works with Democrats and Republicans alike to move bills forward, that made the Senate work again.