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Originally Posted by njbchbum
For any bill to get out of Congress now and onto the President's desk it is going to have to be a bi-partisan effort in crafting it; therefore, full repeal bills will not be likely, and compromise will have to accomplish small steps such as repealing the medical device tax, etc.
Can we really expect the Chief Executive to veto bi-partisan legislation that accomplishes some of what he want to get done for his legacy? Imagine leaving office with the reputation of becoming the President of No? The ego is to big to permit that. The betting book will be about what bills get to his desk for signature!
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You pegged it. Without the rule changes that Reid put into the Senate to snuff out debate and ammendments, they can get to business as it was intended.
Today, sadly, so many think of politics in terms of party, party, party which means it is like a sporting event. MAYBE with any luck, instead of looking at things like veto power, etc, we can start to look at the specific issues facing the country.
Now the Senate will allow ammendments, debate and all those things that have been considered ugly and un american for years.