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05-19-2007, 02:43 PM
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Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
IMO anyone who favors "gridlock" must be extremely happy with the way the current situation in Washington is developing. The new Democratically controlled Congress has done little. I thought an increase in the minimum wage was a done deal after the November, 2006 elections. I was totally wrong about that. The Democrats seem to be a party comprised of many special interestes lacking a consistent message or vision on very many issues. You could probably say the same things about the Republicans but the Democrats were elected to change things and they've accomplished nothing except perhaps passing non binding resolutions. From the article: However, that flurry of voting has produced only 26 public laws, 12 of which changed the name of a federal building, post office or national recreation area. Others changed the makeup of the House Page Board (PL 110-2); reauthorized the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (PL 110-21); extended small-business programs (PL 110-4); and endorsed the expansion of NATO (PL 110-17). 
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05-19-2007, 02:47 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
The Democrats are like 3 minor parties combined into one, so this doesnt suprise me. They have a razor thin majority in the Senate which hurts alot of what they do.
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05-19-2007, 02:53 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
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The Democrats are like 3 minor parties combined into one, so this doesnt suprise me. They have a razor thin majority in the Senate which hurts alot of what they do. [/ QUOTE ] That basically is the excuse the Republicans offered. Even though the Republicans had 55 Senate seats from 2004-2006 they were complaining about not having 60 to overcome fillibusters. The criticism I've read from many Democrats in the Senate when they were in the minority was that Bush and the Republicans didn't govern from the center more or less i.e. Bush and the Republicans didn't make enough efforts to reach more bipartisan agreements. It works both ways.
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05-19-2007, 06:02 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] gridlock. Nothing too drastic ever gets done. I wish the Patriot Act had gone through it. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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05-19-2007, 06:16 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
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Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock IMO anyone who favors "gridlock" must be extremely happy with the way the current situation in Washington is developing. The new Democratically controlled Congress has done little. I thought an increase in the minimum wage was a done deal after the November, 2006 elections. I was totally wrong about that. The Democrats seem to be a party comprised of many special interestes lacking a consistent message or vision on very many issues. You could probably say the same things about the Republicans but the Democrats were elected to change things and they've accomplished nothing except perhaps passing non binding resolutions. From the article: However, that flurry of voting has produced only 26 public laws, 12 of which changed the name of a federal building, post office or national recreation area. Others changed the makeup of the House Page Board (PL 110-2); reauthorized the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (PL 110-21); extended small-business programs (PL 110-4); and endorsed the expansion of NATO (PL 110-17). [/ QUOTE ] Broken Glass Can?
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05-19-2007, 06:51 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
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[ QUOTE ] Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock IMO anyone who favors "gridlock" must be extremely happy with the way the current situation in Washington is developing. The new Democratically controlled Congress has done little. I thought an increase in the minimum wage was a done deal after the November, 2006 elections. I was totally wrong about that. The Democrats seem to be a party comprised of many special interestes lacking a consistent message or vision on very many issues. You could probably say the same things about the Republicans but the Democrats were elected to change things and they've accomplished nothing except perhaps passing non binding resolutions. From the article: However, that flurry of voting has produced only 26 public laws, 12 of which changed the name of a federal building, post office or national recreation area. Others changed the makeup of the House Page Board (PL 110-2); reauthorized the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (PL 110-21); extended small-business programs (PL 110-4); and endorsed the expansion of NATO (PL 110-17). [/ QUOTE ] Broken Glass Can? [/ QUOTE ] SLP?
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05-19-2007, 06:53 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock IMO anyone who favors "gridlock" must be extremely happy with the way the current situation in Washington is developing. The new Democratically controlled Congress has done little. I thought an increase in the minimum wage was a done deal after the November, 2006 elections. I was totally wrong about that. The Democrats seem to be a party comprised of many special interestes lacking a consistent message or vision on very many issues. You could probably say the same things about the Republicans but the Democrats were elected to change things and they've accomplished nothing except perhaps passing non binding resolutions. From the article: However, that flurry of voting has produced only 26 public laws, 12 of which changed the name of a federal building, post office or national recreation area. Others changed the makeup of the House Page Board (PL 110-2); reauthorized the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (PL 110-21); extended small-business programs (PL 110-4); and endorsed the expansion of NATO (PL 110-17). [/ QUOTE ] Broken Glass Can? [/ QUOTE ] SLP? [/ QUOTE ] Does it matter what I say?
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05-19-2007, 06:55 PM
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Re: Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Democrats’ Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock IMO anyone who favors "gridlock" must be extremely happy with the way the current situation in Washington is developing. The new Democratically controlled Congress has done little. I thought an increase in the minimum wage was a done deal after the November, 2006 elections. I was totally wrong about that. The Democrats seem to be a party comprised of many special interestes lacking a consistent message or vision on very many issues. You could probably say the same things about the Republicans but the Democrats were elected to change things and they've accomplished nothing except perhaps passing non binding resolutions. From the article: However, that flurry of voting has produced only 26 public laws, 12 of which changed the name of a federal building, post office or national recreation area. Others changed the makeup of the House Page Board (PL 110-2); reauthorized the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (PL 110-21); extended small-business programs (PL 110-4); and endorsed the expansion of NATO (PL 110-17). [/ QUOTE ] Broken Glass Can? [/ QUOTE ] SLP? [/ QUOTE ] Does it matter what I say? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, you were already banned three times. Get lost. The irony of you thinking adios was BGC makes it funnier.
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