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After a year of repeated partisan showdowns between the White House and Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama appears ready to hit the campaign trail in 2012 with congressional Republicans firmly in his sights -- a reprise of Harry Truman's 1948 come-from-behind strategy against Tom Dewey and the "do-nothing" 80th Congress.
"I would love nothing more than to see Congress act so aggressively that I can't campaign against them as a do-nothing Congress," Obama told reporters back in October. But people "are very skeptical about Congress's ability to act right now. ... The American people are very frustrated. They've been frustrated for a long time. They don't get a sense that folks in this town are looking out for their interests."
Two months later, little appears to have changed. Congress, saddled with record low approval ratings, limped out of Washington last week with one of the least distinguished legislative records in modern memory.
Obama, Truman, and the 'Do-Nothing' Congress
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:27 PM EST
Article Source: CNN
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In fairness, the 112th Congress still has another year to go. But given their current track record and with an election now looming, this group of legislators seems likely to wind up as little more than a campaign trail punch line.
At least making it easier for the president to get re-elected is one thing America can thank the congressional GOP for.
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#1 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:33 PM ESTAt least making it easier for the president to get re-elected is one thing America can thank the congressional GOP for.
Yeah. As traumatic as the 2010 elections were, the GOP success was the best thing that could have happened. If they hadn't taken control of Congress and the statehouses, the real danger of their agenda would not be so clear to so many...
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