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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
I'm pretty sure Obama had his supermajority until Ted Kennedy died. He had more political muscle than any other President in modern times until midterm elections.
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Once again, you just ignore facts and make do with your own "I'm pretty sure" set of rules.
Kennedy officially died on August 25th, 2009, and was basically absent from the senate since spring of 2009. Franken did not get sworn in until July 8th.
But also important is that part of the mythical 60 that the democrats would have had included two independents and Specter. At best, your claimed supermajority lasted between 6-7 weeks from Franken's swearing in to Kennedy's death, a time where Kennedy was effectively inactive and bedridden. But even with Kirk seated in Kennedy's place until the Brown election, there was no mandate from the voters and there was no supermajority. Kennedy didn't even vote in the Senate for the health care reform.
Don't let the facts get in the way of your pleasant narrative though.