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By: Cagle Post » Beyond Broken: Congress is Morally Bankrupt « Ye Olde Soapbox

Cagle Post » Beyond Broken: Congress is Morally Bankrupt « Ye Olde Soapbox — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:06:50 +0000

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By: Don in Waco

Don in Waco — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:50:33 +0000

There are advantages to gridlock which historically have resulted in some decent legislative compromise. However, the rise of the no-compromise Republican right-wing has brought new meaning to gridlock and lack of productivity.

By: Logarchism » Do Nothing, Know Nothing

Logarchism » Do Nothing, Know Nothing — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:01:16 +0000

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By: David Chess

David Chess — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:13:11 +0000

Still, I’m not sure that “passed many many laws” is really a good measure of the success of a Congress. A small number of good laws would be MUCH better than alot of bad ones. Is number of laws passed even vaguely related to quality of work in a legislature? I’m not convinced…

By: Ongoing Headache

Ongoing Headache — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:06:07 +0000

Jeff- I disagree. Imagine for a minute that Congress and the Senate were Republican controlled. Do you think they would have minimal laws passing….or everything under the sun that their party wants?

By: Arthanyel

Arthanyel — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:01:55 +0000

They have passed fewer bills than the infamous “Do Nothing” Congress. Which, I suppose makes them the “Do LESS than Nothing” Congress.

Jeff – true, but if they were really serious about reducing the size of government they would be trying to pass legislation to actually reduce it, instead of wasting 33 votes on “repealing Obamacare” in the House which have zero chance of even coming up for a vote in the Senate.

And Paul Ryan, who has effectively sponsored NO substantive legislation in his entire career is now the poster boy for the Republicans? The man who voted for every single debacle that created our current deficit?

Obama WANTED to run against the Congress, and now he gets to do that – well done, Republicans!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:57:02 +0000

The Republicans have always stood for small government, and in their minds, a legislature that fails to pass new laws is the best way to reduce the size of government. It doesn’t matter if new laws are needed to meet the challenges of the times. They are only interested in restricting government’s influence on our country. While level-headed people may see these statistics as a failure of congressional governance, the GOP undoubtedly sees it as a victory.