Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11893045)

Obama has had fewer executive orders per year than both the Bushes and Reagan:

Every President’s Executive Orders In One Chart | FiveThirtyEight

Originally Posted by Nutmegger (Post 11893049)

History will also note that he had to deal with the most divisive, obdurate group of congresspeople and senators, who cared more about their special interests and preventing the president from getting anything whatsoever accomplished than helping the people they were elected to serve.

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11893059)

What was he doing for the first 2 years of his presidency when the Dems controlled both houses?

Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP (Post 11893039)

As I said, trying to build unity with American right wingers is an utter waste of time. It is not possible to negotiate with terrorists.

If Obama cured cancer, the GOP would denounce it as a war on oncology. It makes no sense to take these idiots seriously.

Have you figured out yet that black unemployment has fallen during Obama's presidency, or does this "crazy s**t" persona of yours preclude you from acknowledging that you are utterly wrong about pretty much everything?

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11893062)

Wasting his time trying to reach consensus with people who weren't interested. Really, he should have given it six months at most before giving up on Republicans. He didn't have the backbone to do it though.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11893062)

Wasting his time trying to reach consensus with people who weren't interested. Really, he should have given it six months at most before giving up on Republicans. He didn't have the backbone to do it though.

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11893066)

Correct, no backbone. That's the nicest thing you can say about this president

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11893065)

I believe my point about black unemployment was average unemployment which hasn't actually fallen, it has gone up but cheers for the personal abuse. How old are you again?

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11893069)

Certainly true for those two years, imo. Of course, now that he's subsequently found some, you're whining about it.

Originally Posted by zargof (Post 11893071)

Let's be fair, it wasn't actually two years.

Debunking the Myth: Obama's Two-Year Supermajority

Originally Posted by zargof (Post 11893071)

Let's be fair, it wasn't actually two years.

Debunking the Myth: Obama's Two-Year Supermajority

Plus, for the short time Obama had a supermajority, he still had to get consensus from the likes of Bernie Sanders on the left and Joe Lieberman on the right.

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11893091)

Even if he did have a supermajority, the president cannot actually submit a bill to congress. Only a senator or representative can do that.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11893093)

True, but effective presidents can carry their Congressional delegation forward to support their agenda. Reagan, for example, was very effective at doing that.