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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33
Not to veer too far off course here but most of these were passed with bi-partisan approval:
Iraq War Resolution passed House 297-133 (82 Dems voted Yes), Senate 77-23 (29 Dems voted Yes)
The Patriot Act passed by wide margins in both House & Senate. In 2005 it was Re-Authorized by the House 257-171 and the Seante 89-10
The 2001 tax cuts we passed with bi-partisan support. 2003 was close to party line vote (no reconciliation though).
Stem Cell Research was vetoed twice (Bush only vetoed four bills total). Here's the letter he sent to the Senate:
Message to the Senate of the United States
Let's not compare what Bush did in office to what Obama is doing. Bush did more for many liberal causes and expansion of government than Bill Clinton ever did. Bush 1 and Reagan both worked across the aisle.
Obama and the left in Congress are pushing through legislation that 60% of the country is vehemently against. |
You can't fault Obama for trying to be bi-partisan. Lord knows he did try at every step. Ultimately the fact that it wasn't can't be blamed solely on Obama. In the face of all the mischaracterization and all the b.s. I'm suprised he didn't give up sooner.
BTW, did you see the new
USA Today poll? Or that
pre-vote CNN poll (43% oppose reform because it's too liberal, 13% oppose it because it is not liberal enough and 39% support it)? Or the
WSJ/NBC poll released last weekend (36% think it's a good idea while 48% don't...46% of those people also think that it's better to pass ObamaCare where as 45% don't it is)?