AN "INEFFECTIVE" PRESIDENT???

That's one of the wingers attack memes and according to a study by Congressional Quarterly, it's completely wrong.

Obama’s Wins in Congress
By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Congress.org
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS
Jan. 10, 2010 – 11:15 a.m.

President Obama set a new record last year for getting Congress to vote his way, clinching 96.7 percent of the votes on which he had clearly staked a position

That was a bit less than 4 percentage points higher than the previous record, set by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, according to an annual study by Congressional Quarterly.

Congressional Quarterly has compiled statistics on presidential support since 1953. Editors select the votes based on clear statements by the president or authorized spokesmen before the vote.

In all, Congress took 151 votes in which Obama had taken a position ahead of time.
In the House, Obama won 68 votes and lost four.
In the Senate, Obama won 78 votes and lost one.