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In reply to the discussion: Five years of Obama and what do we get? [View all]TrollBuster9090
(6,118 posts)the Democratic Party agenda has been obstructed in every possible way, fair or unfair, clean or dirty since January 2011 by a Republican House and a Republican Supreme Court. And any improvement we see is the result of just two years work, between Jan 2009 and Jan 2011.
Furthermore, the Democratic Party Congress in 2009 was still riddled with 'centrist' Democrats (aka 'Republican Lite'), including those like Nelson, Bauccus and Bayh in the Senate, who were definitely acting as SPOILERS at a time when Obama, despite being President, had no clout. To quote Ted Kennedy, when Obama was first elected President, every time he entered the room the Democratic Senate caucus "Didn't know whether to stand, or send him out for coffee."
Ironically, five years of insane Republican obstructionism, hyperpartisanism, and Obama Derangement Syndrome have made the Democrats into a more cohesive and unified team, committed to the idea of accomplishing just a few important things, rather than hanging on to their nice, cooshy Congressional salaries. If the Democrats re-take the House in 2014 (a long shot, I agree), you'll see a much better show!