RetiredGySgt
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and yet the dems claim that 53 republicans had complete control of the senateThe people gave them a mandate of 60 senators too. However the GOP was able to stop Al Franken from being seated for half of 2009. Senator Kennedy died soon thereafter, and the Dems lost their 60 vote supermajority. After that Mitch and his gang could block most all of Obama's remaining agenda with the Cloture rule.