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The whole Health care bill passage has really diminished the power of the Presidency in my eyes.

Posted by Loyola Dec 22 '09, 09:34

Next time there's a Presidential election and either guy says "I'm going to reform healthcare/education/the tax system etc etc to lessen the burden on hard working American families"...just say to yourself, yeah, no you're not, not unless 60 old guys agree to it.

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You believed them when they said stuff like that before this? HA! -- nm - Ender Dec 22, 09:43 1
- I work from the basis that all politicians are liars until they prove otherwise. - Loyola Dec 22, 09:47
I think a big factor has been that (as with the stimulus package) Obama allowed Congress to write the legislation, rather than putting forward his own - Roger More Dec 22, 09:40 7
- He proved he's a rookie. Either he's not learned how to lead; or he's bereft of ideas on how to. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 09:44 5
  - I think he knew from the word go that what he wants to do is different than what he is able to do. - znufrii Dec 22, 09:58
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    - Of course, cuz he helped fubar the debate for the last 8 months. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 09:54 2
      - Are you referring to his backpedaling on the poublic option? That's tough. - con_carne Dec 22, 09:59 1
        
        He had no plan all along. He wrote a mission statement and let Reid and Pelosi do details. Those 2 bumbling assclowns couldn't come up with plans on - Will Hunting Dec 22, 10:06
- Even if he had put forward his own proposal, it would have been gutted by the Senate so as to render it unrecognisable from Obama's original - Loyola Dec 22, 09:43

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The whole Health care bill passage has really diminished the power of the Presidency in my eyes.

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