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Propaganda Debunking

Veilex

(1,555 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2013, 03:07 PM Oct 2013

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"Obama and the Dems had two years" to accomplish what they wanted...

I get tired of this tripe... so here's the debunk for it:

http://www.winningprogressive.org/democrats-had-a-filibuster-proof-senate-majority-for-72-days-during-president-obamas-first-term

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"Obama and the Dems had two years" to accomplish what they wanted... (Original Post) Veilex Oct 2013 OP

Actually even 'LESS THAN' 72 days to get things done... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #1

I believe that was taken into consideration in his calculation. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #2

Maybe. Did you notice the 'comment' on the OP link that says: 24 Working days Tx4obama Oct 2013 #3

I did not catch that....and it was done well. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #4

On the up side, since the current Republicans in the House SheilaT Oct 2013 #5

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

1. Actually even 'LESS THAN' 72 days to get things done...

Reply to Veilex (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 03:36 PM

Oct 2013

... when Thanksgiving and Christmas and NewsYears recess days are subtracted

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. I believe that was taken into consideration in his calculation.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 03:49 PM

Oct 2013

Since it is more than 72 total days between 9/24/09 and 2/4/10, my assumption is that he did not include days that they were not working.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

3. Maybe. Did you notice the 'comment' on the OP link that says: 24 Working days

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 03:56 PM

Oct 2013

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

4. I did not catch that....and it was done well.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:07 PM

Oct 2013

That also explains the 72 days, which did account for the recesses for the holidays----but did NOT account for the times when it was only a "technical" super majority, as explained in that comment.

24 fucking days. And we can't even get them to admit that we didn't have 2 years.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

5. On the up side, since the current Republicans in the House

Reply to Veilex (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 05:55 PM

Oct 2013

have even fewer working days scheduled than ever before, they should get a whole lot less accomplished than they want to.

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