House Dems, Pelosi Approve Stimulus Bill

I defer to a man much smarter than I-

The deal isn't perfect, but it is still probably the best piece of legislation to pass Congress in, oh, 15 or 16 years. As such, it brings up memories of the 1993 budget fight, which was even more grueling. In fact, here is how similar the political situation is to 1993:

Sunday, August 08, 1993

Head. Wall.

We finally have a Democrat in the White House, and guess what happens? His economic recovery plan runs up against a solid wall of batshit insane Republican opposition and then is left to twist in the wind by some asshole "centrist" Democratic senator from Nebraska. Damn, I hope this nonsense never happens again.

16 years ago, the last Democratic trifecta managed to pass some good legislation which, despite also being watered down, still had very positive effects for the nation.