What progressive bedrock principles are sacrosanct to President Obama?

[markpkessinger]

102. He never had a "huge" majority in the Senate

I have been plenty critical of this President on many fronts, but the claim that he had 'huge' majorities in both the House and Senate is inaccurate. In fact, he only ever had the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster for a total of about 2 months in 2009. Remember that:

1) Al Franken wasn't seated until the summer of 2009. Leaving the Dems + Independents at 59 until he was seated.

2) Ted Kennedy died shortly after Franken was seated that same summer, returning the total of Dems + Independents to 59.

3) Brown (R) won Kennedy's seat and took office in Jan 2010. Dropping the Dems to 59 again.

Also, keep in mind that even in those two months, counting to 60 required the votes of the two independents, Sanders and Lieberman. Sanders was a fairly reliable ally, but Lieberman, by that point, was pissed that Democrats had chosen a different Senate candidate in the primary, and hence he became an Independent who acted out his anger by caucusing with Republicans and supporting their filibusters.

There has been and is plenty to be critical of with regard to this President. And I've wondered, too, if there was any progressive ideal at all that was sacrosanct in the mind of this President. But please, let's keep the criticisms honest, and refrain from rewriting history.