Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130608:13:21:00
First two years of reagan's presidency. the score is zero. you can look at '85, '86, second term, .069. george bush sr.'s first two years .0625. in the second two years of the president's terms, obstruction rose. from 0.1429 in reagan's first term up to .762 and .500 for bush sr. there is a lonlgic to this. the opposition party was more willing to put the team in place. after that the opposition party would be thinking to the next election and get picky. why let all of the other nominees go through if your party might win the white house? then came the clinton year. first term was normal, ligh...
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