If Bernie Sanders won the precidency and had a republican congress to deal with....

[uponit7771]

...how much do you think he'd get done?

Yes, this is a trick question...

[still_one]

1. One thing would have happened, the bush tax cuts would have expired /nt

[uponit7771]

2. Bashers continutally ignore the impact of Republican congress....

[KittyWampus]

10. And Unemployment Benefits? What about them?

[uponit7771]

12. Basher reply: '....what unemployment benefits....'

[bluestate10]

18. The benefits that President Obama got extended for 16 months.

If the tax agreement had not been reached, the Bush tax cuts would have expired, but millions of americans could be without food on the table now. The future is hard to predict, no one knows for sure that cancellation of the tax cuts would not have lifted the economy and increased hiring, but no one knows that it would have not done anything. What was sure was that millions of people would have their unemployment benefits expire in two weeks had President Obama not acted. Worship Bernie Sanders all you want, I doubt that put in the same position, Sanders would not have made the same choice.

[coalition_unwilling]

13. And there would have been no continuing extension of unemployment

benefits after the first 26 weeks. As someone who is now in his 36th week of unemployment, I'm glad Obama conceded the tax cuts so as to secure the extension of UC.

[bluestate10]

19. Great to here from you. A person that is actually living the agreement

instead of making unrealistic political postures about it.

[cottonseed]

3. Is this the guy FDL wanted primaried?

He wouldn't get jack shit done. He'd get less good progressive legislation passed then Obama has.

[uponit7771]

4. Nah, Sanders would just walk up to Boehner and pimp slap him and make him do what ever...

...he wanted.

There are a lot of people on DU who believe this.

[bluestate10]

20. There are a lot of people on DU that are dreaming. nt

[bluestateguy]

5. Yes the Bush tax cuts (likely all of them) would have expired

But only because that would have required simply passing no bill, and hence, they expire. Congress might have passed an extension, but a President would have veteoed it, and it would have been sustained.

But it terms of affirmative legislation and new programs and policies, nothing.

[uponit7771]

7. So you think republicans would've renewed UE benefits?!?!?! Come on people, don't let them tell you

...HALF of the story. The GOP was holding up UE benefits for renewing of Bush tax cuts....these people are NOT fuckin around they could care less if the public at large are hurt.

[bluestate10]

22. So would have UE benefits for millions of americans. nt

[liberalmuse]

6. Less than Obama is my guess.

Because we've never really had a true Democratic majority. You can't pull an 'all or nothing' with this Congress, especially since it is largely driven by ideologues who really don't give a shit about the American people so much as they want to continually masterbate to their own vision.

[uponit7771]

9. Yeap, bashers REFUSE to adjust their narative to include the impact of GOP congress

[originalpckelly]

8. Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat. EOM.

[uponit7771]

11. I know, the question is if he'd won the presidenency somehow how much do you think

...he'd get done if the congress was republican?

[uponit7771]

14. Bump

[elocs]

15. Since this is the DU Alternate Universe where reality does not apply, anything is possible.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

[bluestate10]

16. Fucking nothing. But the Left would feel good while the country goes

down the drain.

[Shagbark Hickory]

17. A more important question is how much do you think the repiglicans will get done?

[bluestate10]

21. That is a question? Where have you been? Republicans have gotten

NOTHING done. They are are bunch of freaking morons.

[Shagbark Hickory]

23. Do you really want them to get their agenda done?

Of more war, less rights for women, prayer in schools, privatizing social security, ending what little gun regulation remains, more tax cuts for the rich, ending all regulations for corporations, drilling all over?

[LWolf]

24. I don't more, but I predict it would be more

than a president who cares more about appeasing the enemy than working for what is best for people.