2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Oh Boy... Another Sanders Hit Piece By The New York Times... They Are Worried... [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)How many votes did the ACA get from Republicans?
Zero
Iran nuke deal? Hasn't been in front of Congress yet, but: Republicans have warned that the accord will face a wall of resistance in the GOP-controlled Congress
Green energy? I don't recall any deals with the GOP on green energy. Please tell us about them. I do recall Obama fulfilling Sarah Palin's 'drill baby drill' pledge though.
What did we get out of the sequester? Pain and suffering. What did we get in return for the 'grand bargains' where Boehner got 95% of what he wanted?
Nothing but austerity.
Compromise! Compromise! Compromise! isn't pragmatic. It's awful, particularly when the people you are compromising with are psychopaths seeking to destroy you.
All Obama's 'pragmatism' did was drive the country further to the right.