Democrats CONTROL Congress and have since 2007

[RetiredGySgt]

The Congress has been controlled by the Democrats since January 2007. This constant refrain from the left that somehow the Republicans are blocking legislation is ridiculous. Since January 2009 the Democrats have had as many as 265 Democrats in the House and as many as 60 votes in the Senate.

Yet we keep getting told by brain dead morons that Republicans have somehow blocked some legislation.

Let me do the math for you, shall I?

It takes 218 votes in the House to pass a bill, There are 257 Democrats currently in the House. Leaving 178 Republicans. Even if EVERY Republican votes against a bill it still requires that 40 Democrats ALSO vote against the bil in order for it to fail. Republicans have NO power in the House at all.

It takes 51 votes in the Senate to pass a Bill. Even if every Republican voted against the bill it would require that 9 democrats vote against the bill. The only power Republicans have is filibuster and until a week ago they did not even have that as the Democrats had 60 votes. And there are several Liberal Republicans in the Senate. Filibuster will not work on everything.

Even after Brown was elected the Democrats had the votes to pass Health Care. The Republicans could not stop them.

Republicans have not blocked ANYTHING, they have not OBSTRUCTED any legislation. That is solely on the Democrats.

 

[Nevadamedic]

The Congress has been controlled by the Democrats since January 2007. This constant refrain from the left that somehow the Republicans are blocking legislation is ridiculous. Since January 2009 the Democrats have had as many as 265 Democrats in the House and as many as 60 votes in the Senate.

Yet we keep getting told by brain dead morons that Republicans have somehow blocked some legislation.

Let me do the math for you, shall I?

It takes 218 votes in the House to pass a bill, There are 257 Democrats currently in the House. Leaving 178 Republicans. Even if EVERY Republican votes against a bill it still requires that 40 Democrats ALSO vote against the bil in order for it to fail. Republicans have NO power in the House at all.

It takes 51 votes in the Senate to pass a Bill. Even if every Republican voted against the bill it would require that 9 democrats vote against the bill. The only power Republicans have is filibuster and until a week ago they did not even have that as the Democrats had 60 votes. And there are several Liberal Republicans in the Senate. Filibuster will not work on everything.

Even after Brown was elected the Democrats had the votes to pass Health Care. The Republicans could not stop them.

Republicans have not blocked ANYTHING, they have not OBSTRUCTED any legislation. That is solely on the Democrats.

I have to admit, there is something that Obama does really well at.......Playing the blame game.

Have you ever noticed that he is constantly blaming other people for EVERYTHING. First it was President Bush, then it was Steele, then Republicans in general, then conservative Democrats now it is the Republicans in Congress. When is this guy going to finally own up to stuff. His policies are garbage. His nominees are people who should be no where near our Government(Most of whom are criminals, or havent paid their taxes that they want to raise on everyone else). Perhaps that is the reason they are blocking his nomintations. Also if I read right earlier even some Democrats voted against a couple of his nominees. Why isn't he blaming them too?

 

[Modbert]

Sarge, your doublethink in this thread is glaringly obvious.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Sarge, your doublethink in this thread is glaringly obvious.

Double think? Your one of the ones that INSISTS Bush had total control of the Government when he was President. The Republicans never had more then 55 Senators as I recall.

It is real simple. EVEN IF every republican in Congress voted no, they could not stop a single bill from passing. Not one. And Pelosi and Reid have not ask for their input or their opinion on a single issue. Nor until Brown won had Obama.

The numbers do not lie. The only people stopping the democrats are the Democrats.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The Congress has been controlled by the Democrats since January 2007. This constant refrain from the left that somehow the Republicans are blocking legislation is ridiculous. Since January 2009 the Democrats have had as many as 265 Democrats in the House and as many as 60 votes in the Senate.

Yet we keep getting told by brain dead morons that Republicans have somehow blocked some legislation.

Okay, so if this were true, instead of preposterous nonsense, WHY is it that the Republicans just the other day demanded as a pre-condition to bi-partisan healthcare talks that the Democrats

TAKE RECONCILIATION OFF THE TABLE?

Why would they care about that if they can't block anything anyway?

 

[Meister]

The Congress has been controlled by the Democrats since January 2007. This constant refrain from the left that somehow the Republicans are blocking legislation is ridiculous. Since January 2009 the Democrats have had as many as 265 Democrats in the House and as many as 60 votes in the Senate.

Yet we keep getting told by brain dead morons that Republicans have somehow blocked some legislation.

Okay, so if this were true, instead of preposterous nonsense, WHY is it that the Republicans just the other day demanded as a pre-condition to bi-partisan healthcare talks that the Democrats

TAKE RECONCILIATION OFF THE TABLE?

Why would they care about that if they can't block anything anyway?

Because the democrats realize that's it's an election year, they have lost 3 out of 4 elections so far, and they want it to look bipartisan.
I think that may be the answer to your question.

 

[Truthmatters]

Look bipartisan?

do you realize that being bipartisan requires you to compromise.

On WHAT have the republicans been willing to compromise on?

 

[Meister]

Look bipartisan?

do you realize that being bipartisan requires you to compromise.

On WHAT have the republicans been willing to compromise on?

Are we talking about the same bill that was spawned behind closed doors, with no republicans invited? Is that how you define bipartisan?

 

[Claudette]

Look bipartisan?

do you realize that being bipartisan requires you to compromise.

On WHAT have the republicans been willing to compromise on?

Since the Reps weren't part of anything going on, kinda hard to ask them to compromise on anything. The Dems did it all behind closed door. No Rep input at all. They in effect were told, We WON. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

For bipartisanship to work you have to have both parties involved. Not the case here. The Dems were the only ones involved. Period.

Not much compromise needed.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Not coincidentally, the economy started to decline when Pelosi became Speaker

 

[NYcarbineer]

The Congress has been controlled by the Democrats since January 2007. This constant refrain from the left that somehow the Republicans are blocking legislation is ridiculous. Since January 2009 the Democrats have had as many as 265 Democrats in the House and as many as 60 votes in the Senate.

Yet we keep getting told by brain dead morons that Republicans have somehow blocked some legislation.

Okay, so if this were true, instead of preposterous nonsense, WHY is it that the Republicans just the other day demanded as a pre-condition to bi-partisan healthcare talks that the Democrats

TAKE RECONCILIATION OFF THE TABLE?

Why would they care about that if they can't block anything anyway?

Because the democrats realize that's it's an election year, they have lost 3 out of 4 elections so far, and they want it to look bipartisan.
I think that may be the answer to your question.

No that has absolutely nothing to do with my question. Why were the Republicans demanding no reconciliation?

I want to hear the genius OP answer this one. Fat chance.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Not coincidentally, the economy started to decline when Pelosi became Speaker

You're retarded. What was the cause and effect?

 

[sboyle24]

"Lets take over the Middle East so with can get more oil and money!" - Bush and GOP
"LOL You lost GTFO."- Obama
"Haha! It was all a ploy! Now we can blame you!"- GOP
"WTF?"- Obama
"Mwahaha, Obama's war doesn't seem to be going so well now does it?"- GOP
"=("- Obama
"Now all we'll do is say no to everything... oh wait we don't have a supermajority... we can't filibuster!"- GOP
"Now that we can get something done, let's take our time and carefully plan so we don't make any mistakes." - Dems
"WTF OMFG!!! DEMS DID IT!!! TEH COMMUNIST SOCIALIST REGIME IS HERE!!! Your liberties are under arrest, partisanship! Communism, Socialism, etc.! They aren't going fast enough to help the American people!!![/P]"- GOP
"Uh, actually the GOP did it, but lets keep making this bill better until we find one that is the best for the American people."- Dems
"See? They don't want to get anything done..."- GOP
GOP wins Massachusetts
"Woopee! Now we can filibuster everything and say the dems aren't getting anything done!!!"- GOP

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Not coincidentally, the economy started to decline when Pelosi became Speaker

You're retarded. What was the cause and effect?

Democrats war on free enterprise and loathing of capitalism and multiple attempts to defeat our own military on the battlefield

DUH!

 

[Meister]

Okay, so if this were true, instead of preposterous nonsense, WHY is it that the Republicans just the other day demanded as a pre-condition to bi-partisan healthcare talks that the Democrats

TAKE RECONCILIATION OFF THE TABLE?

Why would they care about that if they can't block anything anyway?

Because the democrats realize that's it's an election year, they have lost 3 out of 4 elections so far, and they want it to look bipartisan.
I think that may be the answer to your question.

No that has absolutely nothing to do with my question. Why were the Republicans demanding no reconciliation?

I want to hear the genius OP answer this one. Fat chance.

Because the American people don't want this bill by overwhelming numbers. It doesn't address lowering costs, lowering premiums. Also, they may want to feel like they have some leverage when a bill is presented so that it stays bipartisan.

What do you think the motive is NY?

 

[Meister]

"Lets take over the Middle East so with can get more oil and money!" - Bush and GOP
"LOL You lost GTFO."- Obama
"Haha! It was all a ploy! Now we can blame you!"- GOP
"WTF?"- Obama
"Mwahaha, Obama's war doesn't seem to be going so well now does it?"- GOP
"=("- Obama
"Now all we'll do is say no to everything... oh wait we don't have a supermajority... we can't filibuster!"- GOP
"Now that we can get something done, let's take our time and carefully plan so we don't make any mistakes." - Dems
"WTF OMFG!!! DEMS DID IT!!! TEH COMMUNIST SOCIALIST REGIME IS HERE!!! Your liberties are under arrest, partisanship! Communism, Socialism, etc.! They aren't going fast enough to help the American people!!![/P]"- GOP
"Uh, actually the GOP did it, but lets keep making this bill better until we find one that is the best for the American people."- Dems
"See? They don't want to get anything done..."- GOP
GOP wins Massachusetts
"Woopee! Now we can filibuster everything and say the dems aren't getting anything done!!!"- GOP

your a better poster than this SBoyle

 

[NYcarbineer]

Because the democrats realize that's it's an election year, they have lost 3 out of 4 elections so far, and they want it to look bipartisan.
I think that may be the answer to your question.

No that has absolutely nothing to do with my question. Why were the Republicans demanding no reconciliation?

I want to hear the genius OP answer this one. Fat chance.

Because the American people don't want this bill by overwhelming numbers. It doesn't address lowering costs, lowering premiums. Also, they may want to feel like they have some leverage when a bill is presented so that it stays bipartisan.

What do you think the motive is NY?

The motive to get reconciliation off the table? To facilitate/guarantee obstruction by the Republican minority.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Not coincidentally, the economy started to decline when Pelosi became Speaker

You're retarded. What was the cause and effect?

Democrats war on free enterprise and loathing of capitalism and multiple attempts to defeat our own military on the battlefield

DUH!

Bush was president in 2007/2008. How many vetoes did Congress override in 2007 - 2008?

Give me that number.

 

[Meister]

No that has absolutely nothing to do with my question. Why were the Republicans demanding no reconciliation?

I want to hear the genius OP answer this one. Fat chance.

Because the American people don't want this bill by overwhelming numbers. It doesn't address lowering costs, lowering premiums. Also, they may want to feel like they have some leverage when a bill is presented so that it stays bipartisan.

What do you think the motive is NY?

The motive to get reconciliation off the table? To facilitate/guarantee obstruction by the Republican minority.

Of course, that's it.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I love to hear Democrats cry like the babies they are...