What Did the Radical Expect?
My "news"paper published a "news" story two days ago lamenting the problem President Obama is having getting any Republcans to vote for "his" legislation.
The letter the Boston Globe received from me:
Editor,
I did literally howl when I read Ms. Susan Milligan’s piece on how President Obama is incapable of getting any Republican support for his radical domestic legislation (Obama domestic agenda largely a one-party effort, November 17, A27).
For, I’m aware of the massive amount of bi-partisan legislation that President Bush got passed even in the aftermath of the closely contested 2000 Presidential election and the great bitterness and anti-Bush hate the election outcome spawned for so many Democrats.
Because of the 200 word limit on letters, I can comment on only a fraction of the early and significant bi-partisan legislative success of President Bush:
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) passed the Senate 62 - 38, twelve (12) Democrats voting in favor. It passed the House 240 - 154 with 28 Democrats voting to give a tax cut to every single American that paid/pays taxes, to eliminate the marriage penalty, and to eliminate the death tax.
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 passed with 16 Democrats voting in support in the House and 11 Democrats voting in support in the Senate.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Sub-Saharan African passed the House with 375 “yeas”.
The No Child Left Behind Act, co-written by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D, MA), passed the House 381 - 41 and the Senate 87 - 10.
The vote to Authorize the Use of Force in Iraq was agreed to in the House 296 – 133 and in the Senate 77 - 23 (notable Senate Democrats voting for war were the 2004 Democratic ticket of Kerry and Edwards as well as Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Clinton).
The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 passed the House 357 – 66 and the Senate by an eye-popping 98 – 1!
The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed the Senate with a near veto-proof tally of 64 – 34, seventeen (17) Democrats voting for life. The vote in the House was 281 – 142.
Finally, The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act was passed by the Senate 98 – 0 and the House 380-15.
When legislation is not radical, it’s amazing how much bi-partisan support there is. Maybe President Obama should heed the conciliatory tactics of President Bush if he is desirous of passing some bi-partisan legislation. (End of letter noting the early and significant bi-partisan legislation passed by President Bush.)
My "news"paper published a "news" story two days ago lamenting the problem President Obama is having getting any Republcans to vote for "his" legislation.
The letter the Boston Globe received from me:
Editor,
I did literally howl when I read Ms. Susan Milligan’s piece on how President Obama is incapable of getting any Republican support for his radical domestic legislation (Obama domestic agenda largely a one-party effort, November 17, A27).
For, I’m aware of the massive amount of bi-partisan legislation that President Bush got passed even in the aftermath of the closely contested 2000 Presidential election and the great bitterness and anti-Bush hate the election outcome spawned for so many Democrats.
Because of the 200 word limit on letters, I can comment on only a fraction of the early and significant bi-partisan legislative success of President Bush:
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) passed the Senate 62 - 38, twelve (12) Democrats voting in favor. It passed the House 240 - 154 with 28 Democrats voting to give a tax cut to every single American that paid/pays taxes, to eliminate the marriage penalty, and to eliminate the death tax.
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 passed with 16 Democrats voting in support in the House and 11 Democrats voting in support in the Senate.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Sub-Saharan African passed the House with 375 “yeas”.
The No Child Left Behind Act, co-written by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D, MA), passed the House 381 - 41 and the Senate 87 - 10.
The vote to Authorize the Use of Force in Iraq was agreed to in the House 296 – 133 and in the Senate 77 - 23 (notable Senate Democrats voting for war were the 2004 Democratic ticket of Kerry and Edwards as well as Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Clinton).
The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 passed the House 357 – 66 and the Senate by an eye-popping 98 – 1!
The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed the Senate with a near veto-proof tally of 64 – 34, seventeen (17) Democrats voting for life. The vote in the House was 281 – 142.
Finally, The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act was passed by the Senate 98 – 0 and the House 380-15.
When legislation is not radical, it’s amazing how much bi-partisan support there is. Maybe President Obama should heed the conciliatory tactics of President Bush if he is desirous of passing some bi-partisan legislation. (End of letter noting the early and significant bi-partisan legislation passed by President Bush.)
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