Posted on 12/23/2009 6:59:09 PM PST by Cheap_Hessian
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed frustration with the way the Senate does business, saying the use of delaying tactics there harms the nation's ability to "deal with big problems in a very competitive world."
"Other countries are going to start running circles around us," Obama said in a White House interview with PBS. "We're going to have to return to some sense that governance is more important than politics inside the Senate."
Obama's critique of his former Senate colleagues came just as his allies there were on the cusp of giving him what he wants: passage of a Senate health care bill.
The bare-minimum bloc of 60 senators—all 58 Democrats and two independents—voted to end a GOP filibuster and move toward final passage Thursday.
Obama said the use of that vote-stalling tactic, which requires 60 votes to cut off debate, has been imposed in an "unheard of" routine fashion. He said it's problematic regardless of which party controls the White House and Congress, but conceded that, as president, he doesn't have much power to do anything about it.
As for the health care bill, the version the Senate is expected to pass must still be reconciled with a House-passed measure.
Obama pledged to take a hands-on role in reconciling the two.
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“Other countries are going to start running circles around us,” Obama said in a White House interview with PBS. “We’re going to have to return to some sense that governance is more important than politics inside the Senate.”
No Assweed, they are already running circles around YOU! Hey I know, try listening to the people. That’d be a good start.
He’s just getting creepier every day.
“President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed frustration”
Sit down and shut up.
Go dig in your wife’s garden or something, LOSER.
Obama is pissed because this is messing up his vacation in his so called home land. and besides he is anxious to get out of all the global warming in DC
Yeah, and FUBO.
“”We’re going to have to return to some sense that governance is more important than politics inside the Senate.”
That is a dictatorial threat.
Treason.
Impeach him.
Dearest President nobama: Please shut up and go on a three year vacation. And take your minions along with you.
Signed: United States Citizens
Shut The * UP, you Usurper!
We’re so screwed. (Well, for a while, anyway...)
Maybe it has something to do with lung cancer.
Absolutely no one believes Obama cares if other countries run circles around us.
He lies.
“Maybe it has something to do with lung cancer.”
What do you mean?
“We’re going to have to return to some sense that governance is more important than politics...”
TRANSLATION: “Tell those Republicans to forget about their constituents. We are a RULING class, so let’s get down to the business of RULING!”
yep.. here we go with the constitution! what is next? death camp? you betcha....hurry 2012
I think by “other countries”, his mind is on China.
Lung cancer is the most likely cancer to metastasize to the brain.
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