The Republicans are more about defeating Obama than taking care of the country.

Republicans defeated the alternative resolution of censure offered by certain committee Democrats.

Republicans defeated an amendment to increase veterans benefits.

Republicans defeated twelve Democratic senators to regain control of the Senate for the first time in 25 years.

Republicans defeated a Democratic effort on Monday to strip the forest amendments from the bill.

Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to impose a temporary tax on the sale of oil priced over $40 a barrel.

By a vote of 51 to 49, Republicans defeated an effort by Democrats to eliminate the drilling language from the budget.

Republicans led a filibuster and defeated the measure.

Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.

And a significant number of Democrats joined the Republicans to defeat it.