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  • and the only meaningful legislation they managed to pass in that time was a Republican (Mitt Romney’s) healthcare plan

    They had a whopping 80 days to pass the largest healthcare overhaul in a generation, with not a single vote to spare and Joe Lieberman refusing to play ball with a bunch of very much need systemic changes.

    Compare that to the absolute torrent of shit being done in just 2 weeks with a Republican supermajority.

    How many bills has Congress sent to Trump to sign this session? How many Republican priorities are being passed through Congress right now? What meaningful BILLS has the GOP majority passed outside of tax cuts that need a simply majority to pass?

    None. Because it is significantly easier to stop something than it is to push it forward.

    I agree that Democrats have not used every tool they have, but I’m simply saying they have never had the tools to make sweeping changes like a lot of people seem to think.

    If they had 60+ votes in the Senate and a strong majority in the house like they should, I would fully expect them to pass good legislation.