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Originally Posted by scout
The Democrats have had control of the House and Senate for several years now and have done nothing but rubber stamp everything that passed by them and that's supposed to be the GOPs fault? We will see how Obama fares in keeping his promises. That will be the true face of the Democrat Party.
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A year and a half to two years is now several? Good to know. Personally I'd call that several months not several years.
With the way our system works a 51-49 advantage is not control. Throw in an illness and an independent caucusing with the Dems and campaigning for the GOP candidate and there no way I'd call that control. The only thing the Dems could realistically do is shut down the government. Which is pretty much what the GOP and Newt did back in the early 90's. Shutting down the government until you get your way at a time when we're engaged in two wars and what amounts to an economic clusterfuck doesn't sound too good for the overall benefit of the nation.