Should President Obama act in a more bipartisan way to get legislation passed in Congress? [View all]

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Cenk Uygur has recently complained about President Obama's lack of second term legislative accomplishments.

In domestic policy, it seems like the administration is saying, "We passed Obamacare. What else is there left to do? That's our legacy. Why, did you want us to do something else?" Yes, actually we did. There are dozens of progressive priorities that are not even being considered.

What a wasted opportunity. Are there still the ardent Obama defenders out there who are going to tell me he is playing three dimensional chess and that we are finally going to see his progressive policies once he leaves office? Go ahead, hit me with your best shot. What do you think, in your wildest dreams, is President Obama going to do in the couple of years he has left?

Yeah, I didn't think so. What did you do? Yes, you came up with a list of excuses as to why he can't get anything done and mainly blamed Republicans for all of our troubles. Admit it, that's exactly what you thought. Ok, Republicans suck. Get beyond it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/what-has-obama-done-for-y_b_5939762.html

As anyone smarter than a chimpanzee knows, the House of Representatives is controlled by the Republicans, who have given their own Teahadist subfaction a right to veto virtually any piece of substantive legislation, which means that the only way legislation passes is if the Teahadists or a coalition of centrists including Blue Dogs passes it in the House.

So, the alternatives in simple mathematical terms are the bare minimum, or third way compromise to move legislation through.

So, are people blaming Obama for the lack of legislation*, or do they grudgingly accept that a standoff is the best that can be done with the current crew of reactionary nihilists calling the shots in the House of Representatives?

*Note that it is not possible to blame the President and Senate Democrats to the lack of legislation in this congress while also opposing bipartisan compromise while maintaining one's intellectual honesty.

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	Cenk is right, Obama should reach across the aisle to get more legislation passed
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	Cenk is wrong, no legislation is better than awful, rightwing legislation
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	Cenk is just plain wrong
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	Obama's fault if he fails to get legislation passed, and his fault if he does what it takes to pass legislation
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