Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey wrote that Barack Obama and the Democrats had control of the House and Senate for the first two years of his presidency. We’ve always thought that was pretty much of a given too, but according to Media Matters fellow Oliver Willis, it’s not true:
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/378231472571686912
Tweeters wondered what in the world Willis was talking about:
.@EdMorrissey @owillis c'mon, Ed…don't you remember Speaker Bachmann and Senate Majority Leader Palin running the show '09-'10? #LIAR
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 12, 2013
@EdMorrissey Maybe @owillis is saying that Obama is so bad of a leader that he couldn't control the members of his own party? Even as Prez?
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 12, 2013
@edmorrissey At 10:33 I wrote, "Leftists don't even pretend to try to make intellectually-coherent arguments anymore." Prescient, or what?
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) September 12, 2013
At that point, Willis tried to change the definition of “control” on his own terms:
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/378234189398548480
So now having “control” of a chamber means having to have filibuster-proof majorities? Alrighty then.
It wasn't filibuster-proof so you contend didn't have control?? HAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHA @owillis @guypbenson @EdMorrissey
— Sleve McDichael (@SeahawkBurrrton) September 12, 2013
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You're also confusing "veto" with "filibuster", it appears- nice grasp of things. @owillis @guypbenson @EdMorrissey
— Sleve McDichael (@SeahawkBurrrton) September 12, 2013
Another headline for this post could have been “Oliver Willis 2013 calls Oliver Willis 2008 a liar”:
https://twitter.com/RobertGamble/status/378236681037418497
DOH! A possible career as an Obama administration spokesman awaits.
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