>>I do not defend everything he has done, or not done, but it has to be viewed in the context of an opposition which from day one has attempted to derail everything he has tried to do.
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>>You are joking, aren't you? For the first 2 years of his first term, he had democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate. He managed to ram through the ACA without a single republican vote. Exactly what opposition are you talking about?
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>So he had a mandate Popular vote . I think thats called democracy (except when you're part of a losing minority view)

Well, that is our system. I wish ours was more like yours -- the winning party gets to implement its agenda. If people don't like it, they can hold another election and throw them out. Anything would be better than the partisan gridlock we have now.