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In response to "Why would Congress move on Obama's priorities when he himself said....You figure it out?" by Will Hunting

Him handing off health care to Congress is one of my beefs, but even if he'd crafted it and said "pass this" we'd still be waiting.

Posted by TWuG Jan 22 '10, 09:13

Congressional Dems would have picked it apart, made changes, had trouble securing 60 votes in the Senate, etc. Exactly as has happened already.

The vision is there with Obama (again, he's backtracked or dropped things and that makes me mad), but until Congressional Dems can get their house in order and start acting like a party in charge, nothing substantive is going to happen.

The quickest way to moving forward, IMO, is nuking the required 60 votes to get anything to the floor. They can change that rule with 51 votes (though some will argue that they need 67, which is BS) but they can't even manage that.

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Not nearly as much. If his plan is good, you put him out front ot get the job done. - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:15 1
- I don't disagree. The message machine on the Dem side has been abysmal. -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 09:17
it's called leadership. LBJ got all of his great society programs passed in the first six months of his full term -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 22, 09:14 3
- And I'm saying that the Dem party today is uninterested in being led, maybe even incapable of being led. Herding cats would be easier. -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 09:15 2
  - No, they just aren't being led. Obama more than any person in the last 2 decades won on the force of his personality. Not the policy but his message - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:19
  - carrot. stick. pick one. -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 22, 09:19

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