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On the first matter, because the Republicans seek to propogate their agenda, and not the greater good they see people who advocate differing points of view as obstacles rather than a means to gain a greater understanding. It is therefore easy to understand why Tom Daschle (who in some ways is a rather moderate Democrat, owing to the fact that he had to appeal to a Republican state) would be considered an "obstruction."
Secondly, 51% of anything is not massive, or overwhelming, or a mandate, it's just the slimist of margins of majority.
Finally, Mr.Mephisto is quite correct in noting that we have become a fundamental country. The Republicans have done an exemplary job of convincing the citizens to vote largely against their financial interests based almost exclusively on their faith.
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"Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about"
--Sam Harris
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