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then there was this, on the senate floor ted kennedy of massachusetts, when out of his way to explain that the democratic party was absolutely not trying to replace the american population with more compliant, foreign-born voters. no way, that is an insane conspiracy theory, he explained. this bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. it will not upset the ethnic mix of our society, it will not relax the standards of admission. it will not cause american workers to lose their job...

Either by defeating out right or by slowing down or by discrediting anything he tries to do, so it is the root of the filibuster, norms no longer operate to restrain the behavior. in the late 60s, maybe 10% of all serious legislation was subject to some kind of filibuster related delay. now it is 90%, 95%. >> it is constant. norm, so then explain this to me. you have a better sense and i dont know your position on this. maybe you agree with it. what is the appeal of the talking filibuster? what ...

October of 2009, and it was still at 9.1% just last month even after we spent nearly a billion dollars on the presidents stimulus plan. so how does this chart and the reality of it play with voters as we gear up for the presidential election? fox business networks lou dobbs is with me now. lou, i mean, the promise wasnt kept, and the charge already is you overpromised and underdelivered. >> reporter: well, thats sort of typical, though, of government, isnt it? this chart points out a number of t...