One of the "proofs" of the size of the Bush ManDate is the gain Republicans made in Congress; 231 representatives, 55 senators. I didn't see anyone do the comparison to when the last time a Democratic president had such an overwhelming majority in both houses of Congress.This analysis is right on the money. It's not time to fret -- it's time to fight.
It was just 12 years ago, when Bill Clinton was first elected. The 103rd Congress came into session in 1993 with 258 Democratic representatives and 57 Democratic senators. Did the Republicans spend a lot of time whining about how maybe they didn't share the values of America? No, they went on the warpath, led by Newt Gingrich, and two years later they took majorities in both houses.
Just a little perspective.
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Monday, January 03, 2005
Perspective on the Democrats situation
Darrel Plant offers this on his blog:
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