Reply #36: Oh, I don't think you're quite seeing the tone of your posts. If it had just [View All]

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been a couple of posts, that would have been one thing, but it hasn't been.

I've never wondered why others don't get it, so perhaps using that broad brush isn't useful.

First of all, let's assume that he'll have a dem Congress to work with, and it's quite reasonable to assume that he'll have a Senate with 54 to 56 dems. That changes the entire dynamic of the Senate. When you have 55 in the majority, it become far, far harder for the opposition to filibuster, and far easier to peel off a votes from the republicans. That's really all that needs to be done to pass progressive legislation there. The House is even easier to deal with due to the rules. Things like Iraq troop withdrawal, Habeas restoration, SCHIP expansion etc, will be a breeze. Health care may be harder but it's completely doable.

And the more he has the American people behind him, the more the flexible the republicans in Congress will be.

Now tell me, how do you see JE accomplishing what he wants to accomplish. I've yet to see one single JE supporter explain that.