Hey, Congress just passed a lobbying reform bill---which is more the repubs did in six years---now that the troop funding is out of the way for three months, you will start to see a wide range of bills going through. No matter how bad the dems are, they cannot possibly do worse than the rubber stamp congresses of the past six years. And never forget, they are still in the process of understanding the abuses of the past six years and how best to correct them without screwing up other aspects.
I expect to see a thread soon from right wing republicans soon complaining that the democratic congress is doing too much and going too far in taking apart the Republican agenda of the past six years.----in other words this whole thread is more forum trolling and sour grapes. And just wait until the many investigations being worked on turn decidedly criminal---and you start to see the GWB&co. administration really come apart at the seams. Some people are just far too impatient---I am predicting many will be singing a very different tune in a two or three months.
And we will see what the new Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh spin line will be. But don't be surprised is the democrats come up with their version of shock and awe---as jail cells across the country reach out and suck in lots of ratty Republicans who should have been jailed years ago. Meanwhile---look at the current situation as giving the opposition more rope to hang themselves with.
And we must also realize something else. Namely that the rules of the game have completely changed. During the past six years the GOP was completely in charge. And democrats were only useful as a community urinals to aim some blame at. Now the democrats have a majority in the House and a razor thin majority in the Senate. Getting anything DONE and getting past the GWB&co. veto does require congressional GOP support. And the democrats must convince the rest of the GOP that GWB&co. is the common enemy. While I think that the case is irrefutable and that in fact GWB&co. is the national enemy, convincing the GOP of THAT FACT is always going to be a slow process. And being too partisan is a counterproductive game for the democratic leadership to play. And therefore, what the various right wing republicans here take for weakness may in fact be a very wise and prudent strategy by democrats.----and I can well understand---that after six years of GWB&co., right wing republicans leadership, that many here may have forgotten that there is such a thing as a wise and prudent strategy that will inevitably prevail in the fullness of time.
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