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Townhall: Winning at the Polls, But Not in Governing

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Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House, with a majority of Supreme Court justices having been appointed by GOP presidents.

Why so little progress?

Well, during six of the eight years of George W. Bush’s presidency, Republicans controlled both the White House and Congress. And what did they do? Added a new entitlement, Medicare Part D, and kept the federal money-​go-​round swirling at breakneck speed. Additionally, the Roberts Court, a majority appointed by Republican presidents, managed to contort its way to upholding Obamacare.

And at the state level? The politics, more solidly Republican; the results, more decidedly ambiguous. Click on over to Townhall. Then come back here. For more perspective.

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