Trump is the greatest president we had since Reagan.

[jc456]

I see Trump duped you by quoting from a well debunked report, It was a total sham & embarrassment to this country. Trump was too stupid to consider the benefits of fighting climate change.

In that case he duped the world. They all think we are pulling out of the UN money grab. Yay.
If this has ANYTHING to do with the environment, then you tell me how the climate profits by India, China, and the whole of the Pacific Rim burning coal with reckless abandon. Riddle me that. Then we'll move on to what climate change is, in reality...

you'll get crickets with that one.

We're blowing off being a leader in AE in the future. Great job! So dumb...

you're blowing who?

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

 

[francoHFW]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

 

[jc456]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

 

[francoHFW]

In that case he duped the world. They all think we are pulling out of the UN money grab. Yay.
If this has ANYTHING to do with the environment, then you tell me how the climate profits by India, China, and the whole of the Pacific Rim burning coal with reckless abandon. Riddle me that. Then we'll move on to what climate change is, in reality...

you'll get crickets with that one.

We're blowing off being a leader in AE in the future. Great job! So dumb...

you're blowing who?

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

Hardly lol. It's a hoax and killing our economy, right? Barrier reef is dead- No worries, watch Fox.

 

[jc456]

you'll get crickets with that one.

We're blowing off being a leader in AE in the future. Great job! So dumb...

you're blowing who?

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

Hardly lol. It's a hoax and killing our economy, right? Barrier reef is dead- No worries, watch Fox.

I still got crickets. got anything?

 

[francoHFW]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

 

[jc456]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

for two fking years. and boom blowed up sir.

 

[francoHFW]

We're blowing off being a leader in AE in the future. Great job! So dumb...

you're blowing who?

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

Hardly lol. It's a hoax and killing our economy, right? Barrier reef is dead- No worries, watch Fox.

I still got crickets. got anything?

Just the facts...

 

[Uncensored2008]

Terminally dumb...

Yes you are, fascist franco.

 

[BluesLegend]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

In 2008 Obama and half the Dem party claimed Reagan was their hero.

 

[jc456]

you're blowing who?

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

Hardly lol. It's a hoax and killing our economy, right? Barrier reef is dead- No worries, watch Fox.

I still got crickets. got anything?

Just the facts...

I know, so your statement is blowed up.

 

[francoHFW]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

In 2008 Obama and half the Dem party claimed Reagan was their hero.

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

 

[francoHFW]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

for two fking years. and boom blowed up sir.

Wrong again, dupe. Yes, an infrastructure jobs bill and all other solutions blocked by your a-hole GOP heroes.
One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had afilibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41,two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd - 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24- 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 - Wikipedia
111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

 

[Billy000]

Lol this thread is absolutely hysterical to read.

 

[francoHFW]

Terminally dumb...

I'm sorry!

Hardly lol. It's a hoax and killing our economy, right? Barrier reef is dead- No worries, watch Fox.

I still got crickets. got anything?

Just the facts...

I know, so your statement is blowed up.

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had afilibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41,two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd - 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24- 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 - Wikipedia
111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

 

[leftwinger]

Obozo didn't need Trump to make him look exactly like the tool he is.

he's out-------leave it alone-----he did the best he could

Apparently Obama's best was crap for most in America.

It's just Reaganist tax rates and policies going on, superdupe. After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!!

Wow you sure do love that koolaid.... Regan saved this country from idiots like you with things like tax cuts which brought the largest growth in the country EVER and more jobs to all people not just white people like you democrats like to do.

Fake newsboy^^ . 25 years of BS. After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in themodern world!!

matthew?

 

[g5000]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

Donald Trump is the greatest prophet since Jesus H. Christ.

Donald Trump is the handsomest man since Ann Coulter.

Donald Trump has the best words since Thomas Jefferson.

Donald Trump is the strongest man since Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump is the greatest leader since Adol-...er...never mind.

 

[BluesLegend]

Basically, Reagan gave us a one time boost with tax cuts for the rich. Ever since we've been cutting services and investment in our people and country. Works great! For the rich only, dupes.

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

In 2008 Obama and half the Dem party claimed Reagan was their hero.

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

Its on video, the biggest lie of 2008 was half the Dem party claiming to be conservative.

 

[Uncensored2008]

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

for two fking years. and boom blowed up sir.

Wrong again, dupe. Yes, an infrastructure jobs bill and all other solutions blocked by your a-hole GOP heroes.
One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had afilibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41,two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd - 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24- 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 - Wikipedia
111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

As always you are lying, fascist franco.

While Sander was not technically a democrat, he voted with them 100% of the time. You fascists has a supermajority from January 2009 until after the mid-terms in 2011.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Donald Trump is the greatest prophet since Jesus H. Christ.

Donald Trump is the handsomest man since Valentino.

Donald Trump has the best words since Thomas Jefferson.

Donald Trump is the strongest man since Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump is the greatest leader since Adol-...er...never mind.

If Adolf Hilter were alive today, he would be the head of the democratic party.

No denying it, Guno.