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A much different Congress that didn't oppose their own ideas simply to deny the president credit.

Posted by TWuG Dec 12 '14, 10:40

A Congress that could, would and did compromise.

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- Because the voters rewarded them for opposing the president. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 12:06 1
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- Because power dictates to weakness. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 11:32
- cause fuck you that's why! -- nm - Congress Dec 12, 10:57 6
  - Pretty much. And more than a tiny bit of "no way does a black guy get to dictate terms". -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 11:07 5
    - Partly that and partly "holy crap, they managed to get a black guy elected. We better put a stop to this kind of thing at all costs." -- nm - pmb Dec 12, 11:24 4
      - And as I think about it more, probably a fair amount of "this guy got elected on a platform of bridging party lines and uniting people, therefore we - pmb Dec 12, 11:26 3
        
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        I think the Purple States of America scared the hell out of them. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 11:29 1
        
        You even had guys Like McConnel openly say that their no.1 legislative priority was making Obama a 1 term president. - pmb Dec 12, 11:34
More: You just had the GOP win on a platform and history of obstruction, so there's zero chance that platform changes. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 10:45

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