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Exactly - some people need to get a little more treestar Mar 2014 #1
It's sport to attack fellow Dems. Then they wonder why the apathy. Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #8
No, this is how it works treestar Mar 2014 #18
Apathetic people become that way for a reason. Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #20
It's their own problem treestar Mar 2014 #22
Lol! The end result is your problem. Katashi_itto Apr 2014 #45
We had that yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #52
Do you understand that most people vote FOR Glitterati Mar 2014 #2
Obama was elected with a majority in the House and a super in the Senate... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #3
Beat me to it NV Whino Mar 2014 #6
One qualifier nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #10
...^ that 840high Mar 2014 #30
There other economic issues that incoming President Obama had to confront and he handled it! kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #31
Are you crazy? The 111th Congress was one of the most active in history Recursion Apr 2014 #42
+1. Exactly. DanTex Apr 2014 #47
Awesome! Springslips Apr 2014 #51
Perhaps you should change the title to what won't happen... Historic NY Mar 2014 #4
We had it and didn't use it mwrguy Mar 2014 #5
Not enough time 72 days... Historic NY Mar 2014 #11
imo it became clear to many that Dem leaders didn't really have... polichick Mar 2014 #13
So we don't deserve to ever get it back again? treestar Mar 2014 #19
You were never going to "ram through" gun control reform...no matter what. What planet do you folks kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #32
Gee, I live on the planet where a majority of Americans support gun control SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #50
OFFS. This place is going off the rails Recursion Apr 2014 #43
What 'flaws' do you see in the ACA? leftstreet Mar 2014 #7
let me guess ... srican69 Mar 2014 #9
You said flaws leftstreet Mar 2014 #12
And imagine what we can STILL accomplish if MineralMan Mar 2014 #14
You mean like what we had for a year or so in 2009-10? PeteSelman Mar 2014 #15
it was actually about 70 days total. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #24
That should have been plenty of time and the fact that they are not in session so often is part of liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #27
plenty of time?? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #28
The reason government takes time is because of the checks and balances of the two parties. liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #29
I guess the GOP privitized Social Security when they controlled all 3 JoePhilly Mar 2014 #33
whatever. Republicans have done plenty of damage when they have the majority. liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #36
The ACA will save my niece's life. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #38
There might have been 70 days in between Franken's seating and Teddy's death. PeteSelman Mar 2014 #40
Those days are included in that count. JoePhilly Apr 2014 #46
Right, we shouldn't have expected better. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #49
Right ... JoePhilly Apr 2014 #53
All right, they're the greatest congress ever. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #54
111th Congress - One of the Most Productive in Decades Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #16
Exactly Andy823 Mar 2014 #17
It blows my mind your comment is in the same thread Johonny Mar 2014 #35
Becuase the House was very productive nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #39
+1 flamingdem Apr 2014 #44
We pretty much had super majorities in both houses when Obama first came to Office Bandit Mar 2014 #21
How many days did we actually have 60 votes? Do you know? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #25
We had full control when the ACA was written and passed. n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #23
Actually, thats wrong. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #26
We had 60 votes for just about 4 months - karynnj Apr 2014 #48
all the pretty ponies! Enrique Mar 2014 #34
Yes. But then again .... Miigwech Mar 2014 #37
Imagine what we could've accomplished if dems had backbone & weren't DLC on point Apr 2014 #41
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