“There’s clearly a tactic of slowing down progress on behalf of the American people,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday of GOP maneuvers in the Senate.—CNN

Funny you should put it that way, Mr. Gibbs: Why, yes, Republicans are attempting to slow down (so-called) progress on behalf of the American people. Someone has to act on our behalf, as the Democrats and the President have decided we should sit down, shut up and be grateful for their devastating largess.