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Offline BattleHymn

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WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« on: September 03, 2011, 10:59:31 PM »
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johnaries (1000+ posts)             Sat Sep-03-11 11:44 PM
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WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
   

 
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It has been repeated here many times that "Obama had a Dem Congress and squandered it". In reality, Pelosi pushed many Progressive bills through the House that failed in the Senate because of Republican obstructionism. One can blame the Senate Leadership as much as one wants, but the fact is that Republicans abused the filibuster rule and we simply did not have the votes we needed.

These bills all passed the House and could be Laws if they had passed the Senate: which they didn't.

http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/a-small-sampling-of-bills-house-dems-passed-gop-senate-blocked-last-session.html


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XemaSab   (1000+ posts)             Sat Sep-03-11 11:52 PM
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2. You're right
   
If he had a Democratic congress, I would get my pony.

I really wish he would get a Democratic congress. It's too bad he's had 3 years of Republicans in the house and senate.

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ClassWarrior   (1000+ posts)             Sat Sep-03-11 11:53 PM
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4. I agree. That's why I won't be campaigning for Obama this time.
   
I'll be devoting my campaigning energies to electing a more progressive Dem Congress.



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Re: WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 11:22:27 PM »
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XemaSab   (1000+ posts)             Sat Sep-03-11 11:52 PM
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If he had a Democratic congress, I would get my pony.

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Re: WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 01:00:58 AM »
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Then-Chief Justice John Marshall observed, “Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.”

John Adams warned in a letter, “Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.”

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Re: WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 01:31:55 AM »
These assholes measure everything with one of those gag shyster fishing rulers that are 12 inches long in reality but incremented to 18 inches.
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Re: WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 01:41:47 AM »
Quote from: FreeBorn on September 04, 2011, 01:31:55 AM
These assholes measure everything with one of those gag shyster fishing rulers that are 12 inches long in reality but incremented to 18 inches.
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Then-Chief Justice John Marshall observed, “Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.”

John Adams warned in a letter, “Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.”

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Re: WHY it is so important to give Obama a Democratic Congress.
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2011, 09:00:24 AM »
Quote from: Skul on September 04, 2011, 01:41:47 AM
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Come to think of it, unions do create jobs. Companies have to hire two workers to do the work of one.
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