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To: CptnObvious

I believe that during W’s term(s) there was a period where HE had the House and the Senate and the martha-farging bastiges did nothing with it.


2 posted on 11/21/2016 6:17:57 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

He did have control of both Houses in 2001 but decided because the election was so close and Gore won the popular vote to “share” the leadership of the Congress with the Dems by allowing them to have equal power as Co Chairs.

Stupid, REALLY stupid move.


7 posted on 11/21/2016 6:21:43 AM PST by billyboy15 (L9)
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To: Gaffer

I believe that during W’s term(s) there was a period where HE had the House and the Senate and the martha-farging bastiges did nothing with it.


Exactly. Their utter ineffectiveness is why I am no longer a republican. That was the defining moment.


15 posted on 11/21/2016 6:25:04 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Gaffer

This says Bush had both houses from January to June 2001 until Jim Jeffords switched to the Dems.

It says he had both houses again from January 2003 to January 2007.

I have no idea why Fox and others keep saying this hasn’t happened for 80 years.

https://www.quora.com/When-George-W-Bush-was-President-which-party-was-in-the-majority-in-the-House-and-Senate-for-both-of-his-terms


32 posted on 11/21/2016 6:38:34 AM PST by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: Gaffer
That's correct.

That explains why McCain and Romney lost.

It also explains why Donald Trump beat the sh!t out of every GOP establishment candidate in the 2016 primaries.

44 posted on 11/21/2016 6:51:05 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: Gaffer; All

While we have The White House AND both houses of Congress WE NEED TO PUSH THROUGH ANTI VOTER- FRAUD LAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or else we will lose it again.

The ONLY way they have grown so big is by voter fraud.


52 posted on 11/21/2016 7:05:59 AM PST by Mr. K
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To: Gaffer

I believe that during W’s term(s) there was a period where HE had the House and the Senate and the martha-farging bastiges did nothing with it.

...

Yep. The people spoke loud and clear, but W and the rest of the Uniparty ignored them. The crooks in politics and business were like kids running around in a candy store.

W had a terrible record with vetoes, too.


76 posted on 11/21/2016 7:53:17 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Gaffer

You’re right. There was a window during W’s administration where the Republicans had both houses and the Presidency.

Naturally, yuge opportunities for correcting a lot of wrongs were squandered.


95 posted on 11/21/2016 5:14:03 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Gaffer

Yeah, they did have it for about 4 years. The person writing the article must’ve forgotten that! They would’ve had it for a few years more, if Sen. Jeffords hadn’t decided to go rouge and join the Democrats!


99 posted on 11/21/2016 6:33:27 PM PST by dsutah
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