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The quote of the year (2014): William Faulkner's famous line from "Requiem for a Nun": "The past is never dead. It's not even past."

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William Faulkner's famous line from "Requiem for a Nun":  "The past is never dead. It's not even past."   President Barack Obama had the Worst Year in Washington ... again Saturday December 13 th , 2014  at  2:00 PM Comments On: President Barack Obama Had The Worst Year In Washington … Again 1 Share Losing records It's normal for a president's party to lose seats in Congress over the course of his term. But Democrats' losses during President Obama's time in office have been especially large. Among presidents elected to two terms in the past 50 years, no other saw as much erosion of his party in the House through his second midterm election, and only one, Bill Clinton, suffered as many setbacks in the Senate. Barack Obama George W. Bush Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Sources: Office of the Historian, House of Representatives; Senate Historical Office The Bush comparison m