A Republican Congress enacted dramatic legislative accomplishments such as welfare reform leading to significant drops in welfare rolls nationwide, the first balanced budget in a generation, and historic tax cuts. A few years ago I had the opportunity to point out to a Republican Congressman that the "balanced budget" he had taken credit for in an address at the conference I was attending was a total fraud. Using excess Social Security tax revenue to balance the Federal budget was no different than a U.S. corporation adding its employee pension contributions to its revenue.
The look he had on his face was both pathetic and priceless -- kind of like, "So you know how full of sh!t we really are."
No doubt there are many threads where it would be appropriate to bash the republicans and the President if you so desire. This is an information thread for those who want to make sure that our President has a congress and senate working WITH him to protect our economy and our national security.