NO, he did not! Anyone that believes there was a Republican SINate for 6 years are being willfully blind. Couple that with the presence of John MeInsane, Arlene Sphincter, Collins, Snowe, Coleman, Hagel, Grahamnesty and a few other RINOs, even when they had a 5 seat majority, they still weren't the majority. Gang of 14 anyone?
107th Congress (2001-2003)
(Jan 3-20, 2001)
Majority Party: Democrat (50 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (50 seats)
Other Parties: 0
Total Seats: 100
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(Jan 20-June 6, 2001)
Majority Party: Republican (50 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (50 seats)
Other Parties: 0
Total Seats: 100
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(June 6, 2001-November 12, 2002 --)
Majority Party: Democrat (50 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (49 seats)
Other Parties: 1 [caucused with rats = 51-49]
Total Seats: 100
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(November 12, 2002 - January 3, 2003)
Majority Party: Republican (50 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats)
Other Parties: 2 [caucused with rats = 50-50]
Total Seats: 100
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108th Congress (2003-2005)
Majority Party: Republican (51 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats)
Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) [caucused with rats = 49-51]
Total Seats: 100
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109th Congress (2005-2007)
Majority Party: Republican (55 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats)
Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) [caucused w/ rats = 55-45]
Total Seats: 100
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110th Congress (2007-2009)
Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (49 seats)
Other Parties: 1Independent; 1 Independent Democrat [caucused w/rats = 50-49]
Total Seats: 100
Now the DemonRATS know what to do with a 1 or 2 seat majority, but the republicans, when faced with that scenario, offer to share power...leaving them powerless.
Okay, good point. Now, how do you explain to me that during a two year (the 109th Congress) stretch Bush had a 55 to 45 majority, and didn’t seek to push through a number of Conservative agenda items?
You mentioned leftist Republicans, all well and good, but how do you reveal those leftist Republicans for who they are without trying to pass Conservative agenda over their objection?
How do you advance Conservative agenda, if you don’t push for it’s implementation and explain to the public why things need to change? We have a lot of leftist rubbish, that doesn’t even get a public airing. Isn’t that supposed to be the job of the President?
All I get is the woe is me defense. Sorry, it just doesn’t fly.
We do have those leftists in the Republican party. We shouldn’t. That doesn’t mean that they won’t vote with us on any issues. We may or may not have been able to pass Conservative agenda, we’ll never know.
What we do know, is that we didn’t try and Conservative ideals were kept in the closet when they should have been dusted off and taken out in public.
I’m tired of watching folks try to run cover for the indefensible.
For the record, we waited for those two years for over fifty years. I think I can be excused for thinking we really blew it by taking a pass on a number of agenda items, while we did have the clear Congressional majority, and the White House.