Why Didn't Obama And Democrats Raise Taxes On The Rich When They Had A Super-Majority? (Feingold, party)
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Heath care was passed through reconciliation, which only requires a majority, which is rare in the Senate.
If you are saying that everything in the Senate can be effectively passed by a majority and the GOP can't block it, that's plainly incorrect.
In order to get to reconciliation it must have been passed by both houses. So to say the Dem's could not do that with the Bush Tax cuts is a bit disingenuous
How do you "get some bipartisan policy agreement" when you snub the republican leadership the first week in office, and then don't bother to meet with the republican leadership but once in nine months, and then conduct everything in secretive, democrats-only meetings, behind closed doors?
President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. "I won," Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.
Boehner told reporters that the president has not invited House GOP leaders to the White House for meetings on healthcare reform since the end of April.
Earlier this year, GOP leaders sent a letter to the president in May stating that they would like to work with the administration to find "common ground" on healthcare reform.
But the administration responded with a tersely worded letter indicating that they had healthcare reform under control.
The only thing that was different back then was Reagan and his ability to move the American people. He had this ability because voters didn't have to wonder if he was on their side or not. The reason Obama does not have this ability is because the voters have come to know him and simply don't trust him.
What is their to trust in, the man is very shallow, his world only involves his cronies, green energy, and divisive, partisan rhetoric. There is no there there.
In the 4 months the Dems had control, they accomplished a good bit.
...a good bit of vote buying, back scratching and lots of cronyism, but the economy, jobs, debt, deficit, all were forgotten. Almost $5 trillion has been spent in new debt and we have NOTHING to show for it. Every middle income family could have gotten decades of free health care, every unemployed person could have received $200,000 to go to school, pay bills, etc... and we'd still have trillions left over.
What is their to trust in, the man is very shallow, his world only involves his cronies, green energy, and divisive, partisan rhetoric. There is no there there.
I totally agree. America is finally tuning in to who Barack Obama really is.
In order to get to reconciliation it must have been passed by both houses. So to say the Dem's could not do that with the Bush Tax cuts is a bit disingenuous
All bills require passage by both houses.
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Crash course on reconciliation
Reconciliation is a fast-track legislative process that allows a bill to pass the Senate in a limited time period, and with the support of only 51 Senators. A “normal” Senate bill can be slowed down by a single Senator, and blocked by 41 Senators. This is not true for a reconciliation bill.
The downside is that reconciliation “protections” apply only to a very narrow set of policy matters, all relating to changes in taxes, spending, or debt. source
Another useless chart from MTA showing what he believes to be yet another debate killer. Ask me if i'm surprised.
The Barack Worship never ends does it?
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