Putin: US is economic parasite on the global economy

[richardhutnik]

Viper1 said:

richardhutnik said:

1 word: Filibuster

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/28/AR2010122803998.html

When Lyndon Johnson was majority leader in the Senate, he needed to file for cloture to end a filibuster only once. During President Obama's first two years, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture 84 times. To put that in perspective, the filibuster was used more in 2009 than in the 1950s and 1960s combined.

Anything Obama tried to do was filibustered duiring the first two years, to the extent a having complete control would do it.  But, anyhow, see whatever you want to see here, it is easier on you.

Same with every year since 2000.  And?

Observe this...

Large spike in flibustering.  And more on  it here, also including post 2008:

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/cloture_motions/clotureCounts.htm