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In reply to the discussion: Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)101. Here's what
He passed two ruinous wars, decimation of civil rights
and got two crazies on SCOTUS who gave us Citizen's United... and lots of other stuff... while never having 60 Republicans in Congress... and you say he was an abject failure at passing legislation?
and got two crazies on SCOTUS who gave us Citizen's United... and lots of other stuff... while never having 60 Republicans in Congress... and you say he was an abject failure at passing legislation?
...Obama "passed" in his first two years:
January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-2
February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (SCHIP), Pub.L. 111-3
February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.L. 111-5
March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub.L. 111-8
March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-11
April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Pub.L. 111-13
May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-21
May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-22
May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-23
May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-24
June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of Pub.L. 111-31
June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers), Pub.L. 111-32
October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Pub.L. 111-84
November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-92
December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub.L. 111-117
February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of Pub.L. 111-139
March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of Pub.L. 111-145
March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Pub.L. 111-147
March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111-148
March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pub.L. 111-152
May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-163
July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-195
July 21, 2010: DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 111-203
August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-220
August 10, 2010: SPEECH Act, Pub.L. 111-223
September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-240
December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-291
December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-296
December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-312, H.R. 4853
December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-321, H.R. 2965
January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-347, H.R. 847
January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, Pub.L. 111-348, H.R. 81
January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751
Here's what Bush "passed" his first two years:
June 7, 2001: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, Pub.L. 107-16, 115 Stat. 38
October 26, 2001: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism ("USA PATRIOT"
January 8, 2002: No Child Left Behind Act, Pub.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425
January 11, 2002: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub.L. 107-118, 115 Stat. 2356
March 9, 2002: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, Pub.L. 107-147, 116 Stat. 21
March 27, 2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), Pub.L. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81
May 13, 2002: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-171, 116 Stat. 134
July 30, 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745
August 6, 2002: Trade Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-210, 116 Stat. 933
October 16, 2002: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, Pub.L. 107-243, 116 Stat. 1497
October 21, 2002: Sudan Peace Act, Pub.L. 107-245, 116 Stat. 1504
October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act, Pub.L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666
November 25, 2002: Homeland Security Act, Pub.L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135
December 17, 2002: E-Government Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899
Like I said, failure!
Hey, but if you consider Bush "successful," who am I to disagree?
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Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers [View all]
nobodyspecial
May 2012
OP
Large majorities?! Ever heard of Joe Lieberman? Ben Nelson? Filibusters? The GOP?
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#100
The problem is, that when it was the Bailouts, which btw, were voted against in the first vote by
sabrina 1
May 2012
#118
Yes, and that is why I never bought the excuses. They managed to get the HC Bill passed also.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#143
And you keep pushing the fallacy that sixty votes is needed to get anything done
MadHound
May 2012
#11
Yeah, he should have just called them dicks and rallied the people to storm the Capitol.
nobodyspecial
May 2012
#14
Wow. And he was able to do all of that without a filibuster-proof majority!
girl gone mad
May 2012
#132
Extending the tax cuts was a major capitulation, like For Profit Health Care.
bahrbearian
May 2012
#56
Actually, he did--the only problem is that the guys holding his arms behind his back were Blue Dogs.
Arkana
May 2012
#65
Well, you know, being unemployed and underemployed for two years now is pretty depressing
MadHound
May 2012
#96
congress does not matter if you have a senate that blocked a majority of good.
pansypoo53219
May 2012
#76
Yep...it is amazing. We've heard so much about the Tax cuts (for the rich) and how they will...
BlueJazz
May 2012
#2
And check out the pseudo liberals who jump right on that "Obama is bad.", bandwagon
NNN0LHI
May 2012
#10
I seriously doubt that posting on DU will have all that big an impact one way or the other.
marmar
May 2012
#35
You won't change the minds of those who have blamed Obama since day one.
great white snark
May 2012
#45
It's been the republican strategy since Obama's first day in office. Has the potential to work,
pampango
May 2012
#54
President Obama: "I've never believed that government's role is to create jobs or prosperity"
Better Believe It
May 2012
#72
"I believe it’s the...skill and dedication of our workers...that’s made us the wealthiest nation..."
ProSense
May 2012
#74
Like Obama said: "I've never believed that government's role is to create jobs or prosperity"
Better Believe It
May 2012
#112
I take it you are also against massive government public works programs to help the unemployed.
Better Believe It
May 2012
#127
Poor, poor powerless little Obama. Apparently only Republican Presidents have any power.
Edweird
May 2012
#108
There's a reason Kucinich got the 'come to Jesus' plane ride and not Lieberman.
Edweird
May 2012
#116
So we're back to poor, poor pwerless Obama against big bad Lieberman, so he has to beat up Kucinich
Edweird
May 2012
#121
The Left (an 2/3'rds of the nation) supported Single payer and accepted the public option as a
Edweird
May 2012
#131
Yep, he applied pressure to pass the RW individual mandate instead of single payer
Edweird
May 2012
#139