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Junior Chimp
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« on: November 28, 2014, 02:37:25 PM » |
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The Dems had been talking healthcare reform for decades and it was a major part of Obama's 2008 platform. They had a unique opportunity with control of both chambers of Congress. They did the stimulus, banking/financial reform and housing/mortgage assistance. They actually thought that healthcare reform was going to be a political winner for them, so it was a no-brainer to do it. Probably the only other major thing they could have used their majority/political capital on was immigration reform (and there are certainly some who feel they should have done that). But what else does Schumer think they should have done in 2009/2010 that they didn't do?
And realistically, how many house/senate seats would the Dems have now without Obamacare? Would they really still have control of the Senate? I actually doubt it.
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