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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Must-Read thread by Michael Grunwald on how important Biden was to Obama's accomplishments [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)13. The stimulus was conceived during Bush's last year, Obama did change some of the negotiation points
But it had already been decided.
"was already coming - what does that even mean?" Just that, the resolution had been made before Obama took the presidency. It had already been decided in 2008, enacted in 2009.
"Because work on the bills started before President Obama officially took office on January 20, 2009, top aides to President-Elect Obama held multiple meetings with committee leaders and staffers."
[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009|
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Must-Read thread by Michael Grunwald on how important Biden was to Obama's accomplishments [View all]
highplainsdem
Sep 2019
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Wow - this is a great read! Funny how so many in twitter world believe that Joe is naive when it
Skya Rhen
Sep 2019
#2
Definitely a must-read. Its thesis is corroborated in other sources, but here we have a for-the-
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#3
Wow, I must have imagined all the complaints from progressives about "buyer's remorse," about
highplainsdem
Sep 2019
#10
I get it now, Obama was just a pretty face on the presidency, Biden did everything
Perseus
Sep 2019
#9
Biden negotiated with repubs to secure 3 votes to save the economy from spiralling into a Great
Skya Rhen
Sep 2019
#12
The stimulus was conceived during Bush's last year, Obama did change some of the negotiation points
Perseus
Sep 2019
#13
The bill had no Republican support in the House, but didn't need them for passage. Republican votes
highplainsdem
Sep 2019
#15
Well, I do, we have a section of the Democratic party that has become fanatics of Biden
Perseus
Sep 2019
#21
None of the Biden supporters I know are "fanatics of Biden," and neither am I. That's a
highplainsdem
Sep 2019
#22