Another Republican majority has come and gone. And with nothing to show for it. Although Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress under a Democratic president during two years of Harry Truman’s presidency, the last six years of Bill Clinton’s presidency, and the last two years of Barack Obama’s presidency, there have been three times in recent history when the Republican Party had absolute control of the government. The Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress during the first two years of Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. The Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress for over four years during the presidency of Republican … Continue reading What the Republicans Could Have Done