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> I would argue that the obstructionism during the first two years After the 2008 election and until the 2010 election, it was a Democrat House with a Democrat
by caseysoftware 11y ago
> I would argue that the obstructionism during the first two years
After the 2008 election and until the 2010 election, it was a Democrat House with a Democrat Senate with a Democrat President. It wasn't filibuster-proof (not like they do them anymore anyway) but the Democrats were in charge.
- deciplex 11y agoThey actually did have a filibuster-proof majority for something like a few months, in between the fight over the Minnesota recount and Senator Kennedy's death. It's pretty much the only time during Obama's Presidency that Congress has been able to get shit done.
- umanwizard 11y ago> It wasn't filibuster-proof That's the exact problem, and it almost entirely invalidates your point.
- wwwdonohue 11y agoHe had the cap on executive bonuses removed while Chuck Grassley was on the floor of the Senate calling for AIG employees to commit suicide before the American people. Pretty remarkable achievement for a President capable of accomplishing very little else save for a pharmaceutical-industry supported healthcare bill.
- argonaut 11y agoWhere did you find that he had the cap removed? All the sources I can find are that the cap went through.
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