"As you know, the Republicans are the opposition but the Senate is the enemy"

But perhaps nothing gave House Democrats more satisfaction than when the president used his State of the Union speech to jab the Senate – where dozens and dozens of bills have stalled, a dynamic that has helped fuel voter frustration towards Washington and House Democratic anger towards their colleagues in the upper chamber.

“As you know, the Republicans are the opposition but the Senate is the enemy,” Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said. “The Senate, I think, was properly chided.”…

While House Democrats gave Obama a standing ovation for calling on the Senate to follow their lead and pass a bill to make colleges more accessible, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) were seen heckling senators sitting in the row in front of them.

“They were saying, ‘Come on, Senate, Come on, Senate,’” said Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), who was one of the senators heckled, along with Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.). “We got these crazy rules over here –it’s crazy.