You need to read a lot more closely. You missed some important details.
One thing that was not mentioned in that was the fact that Joe Lieberman was an independent that leaned very much Republican. So he does not count towards the majority. So that’s even one less.
President Obama was sworn in on January 20, 2009 with just 58 Senators to support his agenda.
He should have had 59, but Republicans contested Al Franken’s election in Minnesota and he didn’t get seated for seven months.
The President’s cause was helped in April when Pennsylvania’s Republican Senator Arlen Specter switched parties.
That gave the President 59 votes – still a vote shy of the super majority.
But one month later, Democratic Senator Byrd of West Virginia was hospitalized and was basically out of commission.
So while the President’s number on paper was 59 Senators – he was really working with just 58 Senators.
Then in July, Minnesota Senator Al Franken was finally sworn in, giving President Obama the magic 60 – but only in theory, because Senator Byrd was still out.
In August, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts died and the number went back down to 59 again until Paul Kirk temporarily filled Kennedy’s seat in September.
Any pretense of a supermajority ended on February 4, 2010 when Republican Scott Brown was sworn into the seat Senator Kennedy once held.
Take you and your Mitt Romney talking point and shove it, you soggy bucket bad faith hack.
This is such a lie. Obama never had a super majority
Oh good one. You really nailed me with that zinger.
Lol I found the bot
Xer0 is using the prosthetics on the current tour
Dunno about if there is anything released with him, but here is a good recording of them in moscow: https://youtu.be/jhChqAxHTaA
Xer0 sounds amazing. Dude is killing it.
It kills me that I had the chance to go see them and sevendust in november but I didn’t.
Got snipped 2 years ago. 10/10, would blow carefree loads again.
Maybe the response you expected, but you clearly have no idea of all of his work outside of the daily show. 9/11 first responders ringing a bell? Ohhhh right, it was right wingers blocking first responders form getting medical care. If I was you I’d want to forget all about that shit too.
No I’m calling the entire industry of reactionary entertainers talentless hacks.
And you include checks notes John Stewart in your list of talentless hacks? At this point all that can be definitively concluded is that you are a blithering idiot. His list of accomplishments, accolades and the giant amount of work he has done for the people is only a short wikipedia search away.
Better to be a fool and keep your mouth shut than to open your mouth and confirm it.
Are you really calling John Stewart a talentless hack?
He switched to independent around 2000. He was known as “independent Democrat”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Democrat
The idea that Obama ever had a supermajority is bad faith and lacking nuance.