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Obamanomics: A Counterhistory

Sunday, September 30, 2012


1. Democrats first had a filibuster-proof Senate of 60 senators from April 28, 2009, when Arlen Specter switched parties.  On July 7, 2009 Al Franken was sworn in and Democrats' supermajority continued until August 25, 2009 when Ted Kennedy died.  Democrats continued to have a filibuster-proof Senate of 60 senators when Paul Kirk was sworn in to fill Kennedy's seat on September 24, 2009 until Scott Brown was sworn in on February 4, 2010.   

2. The stimulus was weak tea compared to what was needed (and heavily diluted by the usual upper class tax cuts that had lesser stimulative effect), as economic experts around the nation told Obama.  

As far as Scott Brown's win, don't get me started on that absurd campaign.
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