Trump is the greatest president we had since Reagan.

[francoHFW]

Donald Trump is the greatest prophet since Jesus H. Christ.

Donald Trump is the handsomest man since Valentino.

Donald Trump has the best words since Thomas Jefferson.

Donald Trump is the strongest man since Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump is the greatest leader since Adol-...er...never mind.

If Adolf Hilter were alive today, he would be the head of the democratic party.

No denying it, Guno.

Insaner superdupe.

how you figure? I'd say Uncensored got it exactly right. create chaos and mayhem. It is what the dems do best. You deny that? Can I buy you a russia interference for a buck? How about a paris accord? ahhh don't be broken hearted, you merely farted.

Sorry about reality. Keep watching Fox, you'll be fine lol...

LOL. So what about me proving another GOP talking point to be total bs? That the Dems had 2 years of control? NOT! Obama did NOT get his own way, his policies didn't cause ANYTHING, that Reaganism is shytte, that your whole party is based on SHYTTE? No worries, right? Just move on to the next crap? How's the Hillary/Obama/Lerner special prosecutor coming? Russia wrecking the election no prob? GW is a hoax? LOL. Poor America...

 

[francoHFW]

Donald Trump is the greatest prophet since Jesus H. Christ.

Donald Trump is the handsomest man since Valentino.

Donald Trump has the best words since Thomas Jefferson.

Donald Trump is the strongest man since Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump is the greatest leader since Adol-...er...never mind.

If Adolf Hilter were alive today, he would be the head of the democratic party.

No denying it, Guno.

You really should check yourself into drug rehab.

You DID NOT just dis Obama! Tell me you did not go there or I'm coming over there to kick your ass, you right wing piece of trash!
.

Guno, rub both your IQ points together and explain the fundamental difference between the platform of your beloved fascist democrats and that of the 1925 German Socialist Workers party? (Nazis)

Shit, they even demanded Obamacare and Michelle's diet dictates.

You look great in your revised Brown Shirt.

The Nazis were FOS? IDIOT!

The Nazis of 1925 and you Soros democrats have identical agendas.

Fact is fact, fascist franco.

But the Nazis were LYING, idiot. Just like saying they were socialists. Just like the New BS GOP and Fox/Rush etc duuuhhhhhhhhhh dupe.

LOL. So what about me proving another GOP talking point to be total bs? That the Dems had 2 years of control? NOT! Obama did NOT get his own way, his policies didn't cause ANYTHING, that Reaganism is shytte, that your whole party is based on SHYTTE? No worries, right? Just move on to the next crap? How's the Hillary/Obama/Lerner special prosecutor coming? Russia wrecking the election no prob? GW is a hoax? LOL. Poor America...

 

[francoHFW]

[
The Nazis were FOS? IDIOT!

So tell me fascist franco, which of these planks do you object to?


We therefore demand:

The abolition of all income obtained without labor or effort.

Breaking the Servitude of Interest.

In view of the tremendous sacrifices in property and blood demanded of the nation by every war, personal gain from the war must be termed a crime against the nation. We therefore demand the total confiscation of all war profits.

We demand the nationalization of all enterprises (already) converted into corporations (trusts).

We demand profit-sharing in large enterprises.

We demand the large-scale development of old-age pension schemes.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a sound middle class; the immediate communalization of the large department stores, which are to be leased at low rates to small tradesmen. We demand the most careful consideration for the owners of small businesses in orders placed by national, state, or community authorities.

We demand land reform in accordance with our national needs and a law for expropriation without compensation of land for public purposes. Abolition of ground rent and prevention of all speculation in land.

We demand ruthless battle against those who harm the common good by their activities. Persons committing base crimes against the People, usurers, profiteers, etc., are to be punished by death without regard to religion or race.

In order to make higher education – and thereby entry into leading positions – available to every able and industrious Democrat, the State must provide a thorough restructuring of our entire public educational system. The courses of study at all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. Understanding of the concept of the State must be achieved through the schools (teaching of civics) at the earliest age at which it can be grasped. We demand the education at the public expense of specially gifted children of poor parents, without regard to the latters’ position or occupation.

The State must raise the level of national health by means of mother-and-child care, the banning of juvenile labor, achievements of physical fitness through legislation for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and maximum support for all organizations providing physical training for young people.

We demand laws to fight against deliberate political lies (fake news) and their dissemination by the press, particularly Fox News.

a) all editors and editorial employees of newspapers appearing in America must be registered Democrats

b) non-Democrat newspapers require express permission from the State for their publication.

Newspapers which violate the public interest are to be banned. We demand laws against trends in art and literature which have a destructive effect on our national life, and the suppression of performances that offend against the above requirements. Or which promote the Christian culture of oppressive white

We demand freedom for all religious denominations, provided that they do not endanger the existence of the State or offend the concepts of decency and morality of Islam or infringe on secular privilege.

To carry out all the above we demand: the creation of a strong central authority. Unquestioned authority by the political central Parliament over the entire Federal Government and over its organizations in general. The establishment of trade and professional organizations to enforce the party basic laws in the individual states.

All of them DUHHHHHHH. And they were LYING even then.

 

[busybee01]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

Ha.ha.----Ronald Reagan would have never approved of Donald Trump--and he's probably rolling over in his grave over it right now. They are polar opposites, and Frankly Ronald Reagan would be wholly insulted if you mentioned his name in the same paragraph with the Ass Clown that is sitting in the Oval office right now.

Reagan was a Uniter not a Divider. He tore down walls, not built them. In fact if Ronald Reagan were alive and running in 2016 you--and Rush Limbaugh and every other right wing talk show host would have labeled him an Establishment Republican. He was a moderate Republican that refused to campaign on already settled U.S. Supreme court decisions like Roe v Wade. And he did sign an executive order that legalized all illegals in this country. You would have hated Ronald Reagan.

Here is one of Ronald Reagan's top staffers, Doug Elmets who just erected a statue of Ronald Reagan and he can explain the difference to you.



Former Reagan official: Trump is no Ronald Reagan

Donald Trump is unfit to wipe Ronald Reagan's boots.

I would agree with you that Reagan would never have approved of Trump. He also would never approve of the personal attacks that Trump launches against people.

However I would disagree with you on several issues. Reagan was pro-life. He spoke at the annual pro-life demonstrations although he did it from the White House due to security considerations. He appointed judges who were pro-life although he never was able to get 5 judges on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade. He also did legalize a number of illegals but he did it as a experiment. He never would have done it a second time. Reagan was not a moderate, he was a conservative although he did compromise to get things passed.

 

[Uncensored2008]

[
But the Nazis were LYING, idiot.

Another point in common with you fascist democrats then?

I note that there is NOTHING in the Nazi party platform that you don't endorse.

You know why? YOU'RE A FUCKING FASCIST, like ALL democrats are. Stalin was a fascist too - Marxism is a joke, all of your leftist totalitarian thugs promote fascism.

Just like saying they were socialists. Just like the New BS GOP and Fox/Rush etc duuuhhhhhhhhhh dupe.

LOL. So what about me proving another GOP talking point to be total bs? That the Dems had 2 years of control? NOT! Obama did NOT get his own way, his policies didn't cause ANYTHING, that Reaganism is shytte, that your whole party is based on SHYTTE? No worries, right? Just move on to the next crap? How's the Hillary/Obama/Lerner special prosecutor coming? Russia wrecking the election no prob? GW is a hoax? LOL. Poor America...

fascist franco, you're a stupid guy, extremely stupid. What is it called when an economy is centrally managed and planned and the government has 100% control of production, the way Hitler's Reich did? The way you of the Soros Reich demand?

Is that what you think Capitalism is, stupid? I know, you fascist have been telling the big lie for so long that even though you are busted RED handed, you refuse to stop lying. Fascism was never anything but a leftist ideology.

 

[francoHFW]

[
The Nazis were FOS? IDIOT!

So tell me fascist franco, which of these planks do you object to?


We therefore demand:

The abolition of all income obtained without labor or effort.

Breaking the Servitude of Interest.

In view of the tremendous sacrifices in property and blood demanded of the nation by every war, personal gain from the war must be termed a crime against the nation. We therefore demand the total confiscation of all war profits.

We demand the nationalization of all enterprises (already) converted into corporations (trusts).

We demand profit-sharing in large enterprises.

We demand the large-scale development of old-age pension schemes.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a sound middle class; the immediate communalization of the large department stores, which are to be leased at low rates to small tradesmen. We demand the most careful consideration for the owners of small businesses in orders placed by national, state, or community authorities.

We demand land reform in accordance with our national needs and a law for expropriation without compensation of land for public purposes. Abolition of ground rent and prevention of all speculation in land.

We demand ruthless battle against those who harm the common good by their activities. Persons committing base crimes against the People, usurers, profiteers, etc., are to be punished by death without regard to religion or race.

In order to make higher education – and thereby entry into leading positions – available to every able and industrious Democrat, the State must provide a thorough restructuring of our entire public educational system. The courses of study at all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. Understanding of the concept of the State must be achieved through the schools (teaching of civics) at the earliest age at which it can be grasped. We demand the education at the public expense of specially gifted children of poor parents, without regard to the latters’ position or occupation.

The State must raise the level of national health by means of mother-and-child care, the banning of juvenile labor, achievements of physical fitness through legislation for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and maximum support for all organizations providing physical training for young people.

We demand laws to fight against deliberate political lies (fake news) and their dissemination by the press, particularly Fox News.

a) all editors and editorial employees of newspapers appearing in America must be registered Democrats

b) non-Democrat newspapers require express permission from the State for their publication.

Newspapers which violate the public interest are to be banned. We demand laws against trends in art and literature which have a destructive effect on our national life, and the suppression of performances that offend against the above requirements. Or which promote the Christian culture of oppressive white

We demand freedom for all religious denominations, provided that they do not endanger the existence of the State or offend the concepts of decency and morality of Islam or infringe on secular privilege.

To carry out all the above we demand: the creation of a strong central authority. Unquestioned authority by the political central Parliament over the entire Federal Government and over its organizations in general. The establishment of trade and professional organizations to enforce the party basic laws in the individual states.

All of them suq. Perfect illustration of why they were RW DUHHHHH. The far nutty RW TP could go for banning that stuff...

 

[Uncensored2008]

[
The Nazis were FOS? IDIOT!

So tell me fascist franco, which of these planks do you object to?


We therefore demand:

The abolition of all income obtained without labor or effort.

Breaking the Servitude of Interest.

In view of the tremendous sacrifices in property and blood demanded of the nation by every war, personal gain from the war must be termed a crime against the nation. We therefore demand the total confiscation of all war profits.

We demand the nationalization of all enterprises (already) converted into corporations (trusts).

We demand profit-sharing in large enterprises.

We demand the large-scale development of old-age pension schemes.

We demand the creation and maintenance of a sound middle class; the immediate communalization of the large department stores, which are to be leased at low rates to small tradesmen. We demand the most careful consideration for the owners of small businesses in orders placed by national, state, or community authorities.

We demand land reform in accordance with our national needs and a law for expropriation without compensation of land for public purposes. Abolition of ground rent and prevention of all speculation in land.

We demand ruthless battle against those who harm the common good by their activities. Persons committing base crimes against the People, usurers, profiteers, etc., are to be punished by death without regard to religion or race.

In order to make higher education – and thereby entry into leading positions – available to every able and industrious Democrat, the State must provide a thorough restructuring of our entire public educational system. The courses of study at all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. Understanding of the concept of the State must be achieved through the schools (teaching of civics) at the earliest age at which it can be grasped. We demand the education at the public expense of specially gifted children of poor parents, without regard to the latters’ position or occupation.

The State must raise the level of national health by means of mother-and-child care, the banning of juvenile labor, achievements of physical fitness through legislation for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and maximum support for all organizations providing physical training for young people.

We demand laws to fight against deliberate political lies (fake news) and their dissemination by the press, particularly Fox News.

a) all editors and editorial employees of newspapers appearing in America must be registered Democrats

b) non-Democrat newspapers require express permission from the State for their publication.

Newspapers which violate the public interest are to be banned. We demand laws against trends in art and literature which have a destructive effect on our national life, and the suppression of performances that offend against the above requirements. Or which promote the Christian culture of oppressive white

We demand freedom for all religious denominations, provided that they do not endanger the existence of the State or offend the concepts of decency and morality of Islam or infringe on secular privilege.

To carry out all the above we demand: the creation of a strong central authority. Unquestioned authority by the political central Parliament over the entire Federal Government and over its organizations in general. The establishment of trade and professional organizations to enforce the party basic laws in the individual states.

All of them suq. Perfect illustration of why they were RW DUHHHHH. The far nutty RW TP could go for banning that stuff...

So you oppose Obamacare now, fascist franco?

The State must raise the level of national health by means of mother-and-child care, the banning of juvenile labor, achievements of physical fitness through legislation for compulsory gymnastics and sports, and maximum support for all organizations providing physical training for young people.

Nah, you're just lying - you're a Nazicrat, lying is your way.

You oppose cracking down on Fox News for opposing the party?

We demand laws to fight against deliberate political lies (fake news) and their dissemination by the press, particularly Fox News.

Nah, you're just lying - you're a Nazicrat, lying is your way.

 

[BluesLegend]

In 2008 Obama and half the Dem party claimed Reagan was their hero.

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

Its on video, the biggest lie of 2008 was half the Dem party claiming to be conservative.

Link, superdupe?

www.imauninformedliberal.com

That is crap, dupe. LINK?

you wish a link to history? Here www.google.com

 

[Wyatt earp]

rich got richer under obummer. but don't mention it.

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

for two fking years. and boom blowed up sir.

Wrong again, dupe. Yes, an infrastructure jobs bill and all other solutions blocked by your a-hole GOP heroes.
One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had afilibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41,two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd - 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24- 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 - Wikipedia
111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

So the demofags had 60 days and in those 60 days they couldn't even figure out how to tie their shoe laces together..

..

You had plenty of time to pass a bill

 

[francoHFW]

[
But the Nazis were LYING, idiot.

Another point in common with you fascist democrats then?

I note that there is NOTHING in the Nazi party platform that you don't endorse.

You know why? YOU'RE A FUCKING FASCIST, like ALL democrats are. Stalin was a fascist too - Marxism is a joke, all of your leftist totalitarian thugs promote fascism.

Just like saying they were socialists. Just like the New BS GOP and Fox/Rush etc duuuhhhhhhhhhh dupe.

LOL. So what about me proving another GOP talking point to be total bs? That the Dems had 2 years of control? NOT! Obama did NOT get his own way, his policies didn't cause ANYTHING, that Reaganism is shytte, that your whole party is based on SHYTTE? No worries, right? Just move on to the next crap? How's the Hillary/Obama/Lerner special prosecutor coming? Russia wrecking the election no prob? GW is a hoax? LOL. Poor America...

fascist franco, you're a stupid guy, extremely stupid. What is it called when an economy is centrally managed and planned and the government has 100% control of production, the way Hitler's Reich did? The way you of the Soros Reich demand?

Is that what you think Capitalism is, stupid? I know, you fascist have been telling the big lie for so long that even though you are busted RED handed, you refuse to stop lying. Fascism was never anything but a leftist ideology.

The only corporations and businesses that suffered under Nazism were Jewish or agains Hitler, dupe. They had a great time, and aristocrats loved Hitler, dupe. Not socialism duh. BTW, fascists are RW- another GOP big lie, duperino.

 

[francoHFW]

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

Its on video, the biggest lie of 2008 was half the Dem party claiming to be conservative.

Link, superdupe?

www.imauninformedliberal.com

That is crap, dupe. LINK?

you wish a link to history? Here www.google.com

Your link said nothing about Dems claiming to be conservative, duhhh liar dupe.

 

[francoHFW]

Reaganism rolls on duhhh, and the corrupt GOP meltdown killed the middle class too. Won't change until the Dems get control in good times like LBJ's...

dude you had it in 2009 and 2010. why didn't you make it all better? your party was so successful it lost the next three elections. wow.

For 3 weeks, dupe, ALL on ACA, and in the middle of a GOP corrupt meldown duhhhh.

for two fking years. and boom blowed up sir.

Wrong again, dupe. Yes, an infrastructure jobs bill and all other solutions blocked by your a-hole GOP heroes.
One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had afilibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41,two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd - 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24- 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 - Wikipedia
111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

So the demofags had 60 days and in those 60 days they couldn't even figure out how to tie their shoe laces together..

..

You had plenty of time to pass a bill

THAT'S NOT 2 YEARS, superdupe. Ever get tired of being a superdupe dolt? And it was all spent on ACA, as there was no rush until Mass. fucked up with Scott Brown. A catastrophe for the country.

 

[francoHFW]

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

Its on video, the biggest lie of 2008 was half the Dem party claiming to be conservative.

Link, superdupe?

www.imauninformedliberal.com

That is crap, dupe. LINK?

you wish a link to history? Here www.google.com

I have a Masters in history, one concentration being Hitlerism. You have a masters in GOP brainwashing...

 

[oreo]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

Ha.ha.----Ronald Reagan would have never approved of Donald Trump--and he's probably rolling over in his grave over it right now. They are polar opposites, and Frankly Ronald Reagan would be wholly insulted if you mentioned his name in the same paragraph with the Ass Clown that is sitting in the Oval office right now.

Reagan was a Uniter not a Divider. He tore down walls, not built them. In fact if Ronald Reagan were alive and running in 2016 you--and Rush Limbaugh and every other right wing talk show host would have labeled him an Establishment Republican. He was a moderate Republican that refused to campaign on already settled U.S. Supreme court decisions like Roe v Wade. And he did sign an executive order that legalized all illegals in this country. You would have hated Ronald Reagan.

Here is one of Ronald Reagan's top staffers, Doug Elmets who just erected a statue of Ronald Reagan and he can explain the difference to you.



Former Reagan official: Trump is no Ronald Reagan

Donald Trump is unfit to wipe Ronald Reagan's boots.

I would agree with you that Reagan would never have approved of Trump. He also would never approve of the personal attacks that Trump launches against people.

However I would disagree with you on several issues. Reagan was pro-life. He spoke at the annual pro-life demonstrations although he did it from the White House due to security considerations. He appointed judges who were pro-life although he never was able to get 5 judges on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade. He also did legalize a number of illegals but he did it as a experiment. He never would have done it a second time. Reagan was not a moderate, he was a conservative although he did compromise to get things passed.

No doubt that Reagan was pro-life but he didn't campaign on it--like we have witnessed over the last 2 election cycles. Reagan and Bush 1 & 2 never got into those issues on a campaign platform.

Already decided U.S. Supreme court issues belong nowhere on a political platform and were actually the reason for Mitt Romney's defeat in 2012. Even though Mitt Romney was a moderate and gave exception for the life of the mother, rape and incest--the blowback was fierce. Abortion was a major 2012 campaign issue, that then went into who's not going to pay for birth control pills, that then went into what is "legal" legitimate rape questions, that sent older women running into Obama's column by double digits, & younger women by a whopping 36 points. It was women that secured a 2nd term for Barack Obama.
Why Romney Lost And Republicans Keep Losing
Gender Gap in 2012 Vote Is Largest in Gallup's History
The GOP's woman problem goes beyond Trump

In fact Karen Hughes--G.W Bush's adviser had this to say about it.

And if another Republican man says anything about rape other than it is a horrific, violent crime, I want to personally cut out his tongue. The college-age daughters of many of my friends voted for Obama because they were completely turned off by Neanderthal comments like the suggestion of “legitimate rape.”

Karen Hughes: I'll 'cut out' the tongue of GOPers talking rape

But Niel Gorsuch has put Roe V Wade away forever--the first nominee in my memory that has stated that Roe v Wade is Precedent--meaning it's set in stone.
Gorsuch to Feinstein: Abortion ruling is 'precedent'

 

[Old Rocks]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

And you people are the dumbest fucks we have had in this nation since the Confederates started the Civil War.

 

[Wyatt earp]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

And you people are the dumbest fucks we have had in this nation since the Confederates started the Civil War.

Pittsburgh before Paris ..that was his defining moment... It will be remembered forever


.

 

[Camp]

What is so great about the Reagan legacy? He helped give birth to modern day terrorism, got a bunch of Marines murdered in Beirut, killed the middle class and ran the most corrupt administration in history.

 

[guno]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

And you people are the dumbest fucks we have had in this nation since the Confederates started the Civil War.

Pittsburgh before Paris ..that was his defining moment... It will be remembered forever


.

simple slogans for simple minds

 

[francoHFW]

Only on Fox!!! That's just silly.

Its on video, the biggest lie of 2008 was half the Dem party claiming to be conservative.

Link, superdupe?

www.imauninformedliberal.com

That is crap, dupe. LINK?

It is a link, fascist franco.

Holy FUCK but you're stupid...

It's not a link to your BS, stupid. LOL!

 

[Camp]

It's obvious, he gave us a new hope ..

Even though he is a liberal with a (R) after his name. You can't deny it.

He is just like Reagan after Jimmy's cluster fuck..

And you people are the dumbest fucks we have had in this nation since the Confederates started the Civil War.

Pittsburgh before Paris ..that was his defining moment... It will be remembered forever


.

Defined him once again as a Dufus.