Polarized Congress CQ Roll Call

[ProSense]

Polarized Congress CQ Roll Call ’s annual analysis of voting patterns showed 2013 to be perhaps the most partisan year in both the House and Senate. As for President Barack Obama’s relations with Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats backed his legislative positions more than they ever have any president’s and House Republicans turned their back on him at a record rate. Sen. Sanders voted with the president on 94 percent of all votes on which the White House held a position. Sen. Patrick Leahy sided with the president 97 percent of the time. Sanders and Leahy voted with the majority of the Democratic caucus 98 percent and 99 percent of the time. According to CQ’s attendance tally, Sanders voted on 99 percent of all roll call votes. Leahy’s participation rate was 100 percent. LINK

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/020314

[ProSense]

1. From 2010

CQ: Obama's Winning Streak On Hill Unprecedented
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122436116



I suspect that it was the success of the President's first year, with Democrats sticking with him, that steeled Republicans' resolve to block his entire agenda.

[freshwest]

18. Obama's success until November 2010 with strong Democratic support. Beautiful!

[hfojvt]

19. and yet all for being more successful than Reagan or JR Bush

Still Bush and Reagan managed to PASS their tax cuts and slide trillions of dollars into the pockets of the rich.

And Obama did NOT manage to reverse them.

[Rex]

2. ...

[ProSense]

3. Why is that funny?

Bet you can't explain.

LOL!

[Rex]

4. ...

[ProSense]

5. OK, I see you that

you can't and this is just reflexive knee-jerk.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024420929#post26

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024420929#post32

[Rex]

6. You are getting sloppy...just two links this time!?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[ProSense]

7. LOL!

You want more links?

Keep kicking this, it needs the visibility because I expected it would be ignored.

[Rex]

8. Gee why would everyone ignore your threads?

They are the signature of unity!

EDIT - I will rec this thread, for unity!!!!

[ProSense]

9. It's called

"Gee why would everyone ignore your threads?"

...the inability to deal with reality: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024409830

Still, I'm comforted that you aren't.

[Rex]

10. Thank you, I know you mean that and here is another KICK!

Someone else will reply if we keep kicking it no doubt!

[ProSense]

11. See post 12. n/t

[ProSense]

12. Kick!

[Rex]

13. I'll give it about 10 minutes then kick it up there.

People should not ignore Congress.

[Skidmore]

14. I just had finished reading this item elsewhere then I saw your thread.

It is disheartening that there are people who appear ever ready to give Congress a pass for basically not doing a damned thing and actually actively working against the people of the nation. We need to see actual meaningful legislation and not demand governance by EOs which can disappear in a poof when a new executive comes along.

[Rex]

15. This is the worst Congress ever, they barely show up to work.

Make the POTUS do their work for them.

[ProSense]

16. Case in point

"It is disheartening that there are people who appear ever ready to give Congress a pass for basically not doing a damned thing and actually actively working against the people of the nation."

Look for the attacks and calls for Obama to veto the bill after it passes: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024436534

[Jamaal510]

17. This thread deserves more recs on a Democratic forum. nt