Fixed that. Corporations have a lot control in this country, and Republicans (and a lot of Dems) are on their payroll. In either case it's safe to say that Republicans can get a lot through because they go along with the corporate agenda. When Obama tries to do something, he has to fight against billion dollar marketing campaign put in by the Health Insurance industry intended to stop his bill from passing.
... however with that said, Obama has don a ton during his first year. More than most presidents.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...oryId=122436116
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One more thing. Bush was/is an idiot. He was just a puppet. Cheney/Rove and that crowd were not idiots and they were also very evil.