Rep. Pence Blames Dems For GOP Obstructionism: "The Death Of Democracy Has Come In A Democratic Congress"

President Obama called out Senate Republicans in his address last night for "just saying no to everything" in his agenda. 

"If the Republican leadership is going to insist that 60 votes in the Senate are required to do any business at all in this town -- a supermajority," Obama stated, "then the responsibility to govern is now yours as well."

Today on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough asked Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) whether, if the GOP was in power, he would want Democrats to have the ability to block their entire agenda with 41 votes in the Senate. 

Remarkably, Pence responded by blaming the Democrats for his party's behavior (and, not so remarkably, ignoring the question). 

"I mean, I think it's kind of amazing that you've had the death of democracy in a Democratic congress," he said. 

Watch:

SCARBOROUGH: let me ask you this question, though.  So you think the Republicans may take over the House in 2010, and I think you may be right. And, of course, it's always possible that a Republican candidate could come forward and win the White House in 2012.  If that happens, would you like the Republican agenda of tax cuts and more freedom, and a stronger military, or whatever you think it is -- would you like that to be stopped at every turn by 41 Democrats filibustering every single bill? Or does the Republican Party have a responsibility in Washington, DC to allow some of Barack Obama's agenda items to at least be voted on up or down?

PENCE: Well, look.  I'm somebody that -- I mean, I think it's kind of amazing that you've had the death of democracy in a Democratic congress [laughs] in the last three years, Joe.  I mean, you know, it's a very different place then when you served here.  Whether it's spending bills, appropriations, or otherwise, you know, Republicans have been shut out of the legislative process almost entirely on the floor and substantively in negotiations.