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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: CNN: Bill Clinton: Hillary can 'put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us' [View all]pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)48. Didn't the Democrats have a supermajority that first year of Obama's term? Is he confused?
...if you believe weve finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us and the seven years before that...
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CNN: Bill Clinton: Hillary can 'put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us' [View all]
NWCorona
Mar 2016
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Even if that's what he meant, how in the world is she going to put the GOP obstruction behind us?
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#5
Good question: especially since her campaign seems to have conceded a continuing GOP majority
Ken Burch
Mar 2016
#18
Don't waste your breath on the Clinton haters. This is all they have got. Of course you are right,
still_one
Mar 2016
#51
Which will all magically go away if we elect a President with a net favorable rating of -21
jfern
Mar 2016
#55
Didn't the Democrats have a supermajority that first year of Obama's term? Is he confused?
pantsonfire
Mar 2016
#48
Same goal posts: the "awful legacy" Bill Clinton was referring to was the GOP legacy of obstruction.
SunSeeker
Mar 2016
#99
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens you can bet it was planned that way.
noiretextatique
Mar 2016
#25
Of course it was Nance. Sanders has said on several occasions he was not happy with the way
still_one
Mar 2016
#53
It's funny to me how the GOP and some other folks decry CNN for being shallow
lovemydog
Mar 2016
#35
The other odd thing is Bill Clinton and George W Bush are best friends now
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#37
More like he slipped up than misspoke. It's clearly obvious he's referring to Obama and not ...
ThePhilosopher04
Mar 2016
#40
if anyone knows how to work with and successfully engage Republicans in Congress
reddread
Mar 2016
#59
Past 8 years can mean only one thing: Obama's term. Dems controlled Congress for at least 2 years
berni_mccoy
Mar 2016
#61
Bull. Reid himself had this month referred to the GOP "legacy" of obstruction.
SunSeeker
Mar 2016
#62
Keep trying. Congress doesn't leave legacies. Presidents do. Bill knows this.
berni_mccoy
Mar 2016
#64