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Democrats Poised to Flex New Muscles?
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  Democrats Poised to Flex New Muscles? That is the title to an article appearing in the Wall Street Journal this morning. The WSJ is the bible of the old money elite wing of the Republican Party. The President still holds his veto pen so the Democrats cannot legislate on their own. At best, they hold back the Bush agenda and negotiate with the President to pass a few of their own priorities (an increase in the minimum wage might be something doable). What really has right wingers worried is the prospect of Congressional hearings into the many outrages of the Bush Administration that have not seen the proper light of day: i.e., the pre-war intelligence failure on Iraq, the no-bid contracts in Iraq, the poor response to Katrina, the windfall given to oil companies pumping oil from offshore on the west coast of the USA, et cetera. IMHO, the slim Dem majority in the Senate means less probing Senate committee hearings. I'll put my money on two incoming committee chairmen in the House to shed much needed light on the darkness of the last 6 years: Henry Waxman (D-Cali.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.). Go get 'em boys! 11-10-2006. Add Comment Permalink
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