In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, looks on as President Barack Obama, left, talks to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., following the president's address to lawmakers at the start of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)
No matter which party comes out on top in next week's midterm elections, getting legislation through the next Congress will be an uphill battle at best and virtually impossible at worst.
Regardless of who wins the majority next week, more pratfalls than policies may emerge out of the 112th Congress, observers warn.
"Both parties don't like to work with each other. We keep seeing that over and over," said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University professor of history and congressional expert. "It's like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football." read on---
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