Bernard, on this issue. how does the lame duck successes compare this year compared to history? well, i think it s extraordinary. i mean this has been the most effective lame duck congress in decades. i think these last six weeks have been the most extraordinary and effective of barack obama s presidency. why? he was able to enhance our military readiness and retore integrity to the military with don t ask, don t tell. he got the s.t.a.r.t. deal done. he kept the faith with 9/11 responders by bapassing the 9/1 health care bill and ensured millions of americans would not have their taxes go up by working a tax compromise with the republicans. unfortunately, he had to agree to an unaffordable, unnecessary $700 billion tax giveaway to the rich in order to do that, but by all measures this has been an extraordinary legislative session. joe, you know on the flip side, critics are saying all the
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