Rivers

Signed less bills into law than one-term Carter

President Obama oversaw the deepest legislative malaise in modern political history, according to the Washington Times Legislative Index, which captures his struggles to find ways to work with a Congress that ranged from lukewarm to openly hostile toward him.

Over the course of his eight years, he has signed just 1,227 bills into law — less, even, than one-term Presidents Carter and George H.W. Bush. Digging deeper into the numbers, Congress spent less time in session, handled less business on the chamber floors and generally sputtered for much of Mr. Obama’s tenure, according to The Times’ index.

Blame for the poor showing falls across Washington. Some analysts say a Congress with four years of divided control hamstrung Mr. Obama, while others say the president failed to find ways to work with the legislature that voters gave him — particularly after the 2010 elections.

“The president was never good at reaching across the aisle. So when the composition of Congress changed relative to what it was in his first two years, he wasn’t able to accommodate that very well,” said Andrew Busch, a presidential scholar at Claremont McKenna College in California. “He never accustomed himself to operating in a system where he was not the sole player.”

It’s all the more stunning for Mr. Obama having emerged from the legislature himself, having served first in the Illinois Statehouse and then in the U.S. Senate, where he spent two years in a Republican-controlled Congress and two years in a Democrat-run Congress.

He was the first president since John F. Kennedy to make the leap directly from Capitol Hill to the White House, but he took a mostly hands-off approach, leaving his former colleagues on their own to hash out the details of bills.

Continue reading: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/president-obama-scores-poorly-working-congress-leg/

EL Loc: Massachusetts

Was he actually a working president or just a rabble rouser?

Rivers

He was, and is, a lazy (shows up in the Oval office around 9:30am), taxpayer sucking lollygagger.

moldyoldy

Since congress only wanted to vote on one thing,repeal ACA, they were the do nothing congress. Get it right.

Rivers

You get it right! Your oreo hero was a destroy America at all costs leftist POS! Hats off to Congress for doing everything they could to stop this communist from doing more damage!

moldyoldy

Rivers

Is that all you got, moron? A bunch of stupid 'False' posters? Huh? that's it? No facts, just typical leftist bullshit stupid posters?

Read these post, moron, and educate yourself:

http://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-92786-1.html

http://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-92684-1.html

God! You freakin' snowflakes are stupid!

moldyoldy

The circular firing squad? OPP opinions?

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

Since the Congress is the legislative branch of the Government - you know where THAT fault lies. You can try to blame Obama if you wish, but the rest of us know that's total bullshit. Had Obama called for the elimination of all welfare programs, the Congress would have doubled them - just to spite Obama. We hired a crew of 6 year olds to run the country, this past year we hired even more - and a toddler to lead them. Way to go America!

Rivers

Stay stupid.

Rivers

More left-leaning bullshit....your specialty. Have another bowl of stupid.

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

Can you name something Obama did try and work w/ Congress on?

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

The result of a phone and a pen

moldyoldy

Mitch McConnell: Top Priority, Make Obama a One Term President

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-A09a_gHJc

reconreb Loc: America / Inglis Fla.

Whoa big boy ,, He had the house and senate for 2 yrs ,, what excuse ya got to enlighten us with now ,, he told the repubs to shut up elections have consequence's and to get in the backseat , made no attempt to work with repubs and now you whine that they did not play ball ,, give me a break old mold !!!!!!