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In reply to the discussion: The Case for Obama...a truly historic presidency [View all]"Actually Obama was forced to end the occupation in Iraq by Bush's "Status of Forces" agreement and the Iraqi Government"
...suppose that's why he was slammed for it since the day he took office. Now that he's ended the war it's "no biggie, Bush did it."
"What sweeping reforms?"
The Dodd-Frank news you dont hear: Its moving forward
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-dodd-frank-news-you-dont-hear-its-moving-forward/2011/12/09/gIQABo7IiO_blog.html
There's also the first-ever consumer protection bureau: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/12/387430/mcconnell-banking-system-consumers/
There's this: http://www.stopfraud.gov/news.html

Just imagine how that chart would look without Republican obstruction.
FDR never experience a single filibuster.