Bush Wouldn't Have Been So Bad

It's an odd thing to say, since George W. Bush perpetually disgusted me, but he wouldn't have been so bad if wasn't able to ramrod things through Congress. If he would've just sat lifeless in the White House and been thwarted at every turn, I could've endured him.

Finally we get someone elected that I do like, and what do we get? Someone who probably won't be able to get a Mother's Day proclamation through Congress and apparently doesn't do much else.

Why are the really bad guys so effective at pushing their agenda?