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7. We did not have control--this myth has been busted numerous times.

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 07:48 PM

Oct 2015

The Myth of the Filibuster-Proof Democratic Senate
http://sandiegofreepress.org/2012/09/the-myth-of-the-filibuster-proof-democratic-senate/

"In all, Democrats had a shaky 60 vote supermajority for all of four months and one week;"

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Obama is furious with us, and he's right to be [View all] loyalsister Oct 2015 OP

We let him down Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #1

Yep loyalsister Oct 2015 #4

Poppycock!! Where was Obama when 100,000 were marching in Madison? Hunkered somewhere, I guess Freelancer Oct 2015 #6

What a load of bullshit. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #30

Agree Populist_Prole Oct 2015 #36

Kick. n/t ColesCountyDem Oct 2015 #2

Obama is indeed righteously furious with us children for not being righteously furious enough with Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #3

The on;y way congress would make a change is if congress became the victim. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #33

It is more poetic license than metaphor, but I get your point and dismiss it. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #41

We've heard rhetoric before. We had the presidency and control of congress in 2009. CentralMass Oct 2015 #5

We did not have control--this myth has been busted numerous times. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #7

Not to worry. That zombie myth has been killed so many times even zombies are upset. Just laugh! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #10

We had a majority of people in the country looking for change. CentralMass Oct 2015 #14

I'm not sure a common platform\message would necessarily rival the problem loyalsister Oct 2015 #8

"Massive voter turnout and ongoing active civic engagement? Maybe." Aerows Oct 2015 #27

Zombie myths being so woefully attempted to be resurrected do not help Sanders or anyone else. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #11

Bingo. n/t Aerows Oct 2015 #22

What a load of shit Doctor_J Oct 2015 #9

Why do Sanders supporters cling to that zombie myth? To attack Obama(D)? It is embarrassing. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #12

Not all of them do Andy823 Oct 2015 #18

Yes, you are right. The Obama haters have shifted gears to also being Clinton haters...with the same Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #26

He pulled us out of the deepest recession since the Great Depression, against pnwmom Oct 2015 #19

you mean the great public dollars giveaway ibegurpard Oct 2015 #38

Bernie Sanders voted FOR it because he knew your pipe dream wasn't possible. pnwmom Oct 2015 #40

Do you see any difference in the exLW and exRW attacks on Obama and Clinton because I do not?! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #42

Well, I'm not feeling too happy about him at the moment either: kiva Oct 2015 #13

+++ nt pecwae Oct 2015 #35

He needs to look in the mirror. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2015 #15

because he has been SO busy battling the NRA all this time Skittles Oct 2015 #16

+1 nt Bonobo Oct 2015 #17

Well I know that every one of us on DU Aerows Oct 2015 #24

Is Obama a slacker? GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #20

Sounds disturbingly like Jeremiah wailing "God is angry at us!". nt Bonobo Oct 2015 #21

I truly hate it when out politicians are venerated as gods and we become the children-folk. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #31

I lulz'd KG Oct 2015 #23

If all of us on DU Aerows Oct 2015 #25

The American people have truly let him down mwrguy Oct 2015 #28

the "American people" are not the ones going around the planet blasting weddings with drones nt msongs Oct 2015 #29

Or vaporizing children. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #32

... R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #34

Obama has fought progressives on every major policy issue ibegurpard Oct 2015 #37

So.. abandon progressive values to punish him after he is no longer even president??? loyalsister Oct 2015 #39