Double Naught Spy
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oneounceload quoted...
Of course. It did under W and it did under Carter. It will under Obama.
True, but while we often blame the President for everything and often give them undue credit as well (Carter could not even get helicopters to flew long enough to make a rescue and Reagan caused the fall of Communism), in this case it is Congress that is the key factor. What is the Congressional agenda that is at hand? The President will sign bills agreeable to his position/views if they cross his desk, but they have to go through Congress first. So it really isn't what the President is busy with, but what Congress is busy with. Often they have all the same interests and immediate goals, but not always.
Obama may get re-elected, I hope not, but he might. If he doesn't get both houses of Congress, he will be a very lame duck President. He will be lame if he just gets one. If he gets both (which seems hugely unlikely), we are screwed. He would be a very powerful duck.
apparently has now changed to...PROMISES, PROMISES: No action from Obama on guns
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama yet to act on gun safety
881 days down, 580 days to go.
60%.
Will the Republic survive ?
Of course. It did under W and it did under Carter. It will under Obama.
However, the current President does not have Congress behind him. The current President has more important political priorities. The current President has to conform with two Supreme Court decisions affirming the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.
True, but while we often blame the President for everything and often give them undue credit as well (Carter could not even get helicopters to flew long enough to make a rescue and Reagan caused the fall of Communism), in this case it is Congress that is the key factor. What is the Congressional agenda that is at hand? The President will sign bills agreeable to his position/views if they cross his desk, but they have to go through Congress first. So it really isn't what the President is busy with, but what Congress is busy with. Often they have all the same interests and immediate goals, but not always.
Obama may get re-elected, I hope not, but he might. If he doesn't get both houses of Congress, he will be a very lame duck President. He will be lame if he just gets one. If he gets both (which seems hugely unlikely), we are screwed. He would be a very powerful duck.