Having a blog dedicated to presenting all sides of issues, I thought I would publish excerpts of a recent article written by Jon Kraushar for FoxNews. The article provides great insight to how Obama has racked up several victories on major issues. The article also provides examples of the fractured republican party and how the necessary blocking votes for Obama legislation are not apparent.
"Although President Obama enjoys a Democratic majority in both the Senate and House it is actually Republicans who keep delivering legislative victories to him.
On June 26, the House just barely passed Obama's controversial cap-and-trade global warming bill by a seven-vote margin (219-212). It was the 8 Republicans who voted for the bill who provided the margin of victory. Those Republicans are: Mary Bono Mack (Calif.), Mike Castle (Del.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), John McHugh (NY), Frank LoBiondo (NJ), Leonard Lance (NJ), Dave Reichert (Wash/), and Chris Smith (NJ).
In February, Republicans were unable to filibuster against Obama's $787-billion stimulus package in the Senate because Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (who has since become a Democrat) denied Republicans the nay votes they needed.
When it comes to cap-and-trade, health care and Obama's next legislative target -- immigration reform -- can Republicans be any more united and effective? Possibly, but it will require some changes in their image and their communications."
We continue to see Obama garner just enough votes to pass legislation. In general, I agree with most of what Obama has done and hope the trend continues.
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