Posted on 10/19/2006 1:26:01 PM PDT by SmithL
They're mostly a liberal bunch. Yet the would-be chairmen in a House under Democratic control promise to rule from the center. They'd have little choice, given the likely balance of power they would confront if elected.
George W. Bush would still occupy the Oval Office, and no one thinks Democrats could win control of the House by more than a few seats next month. And that would include three dozen or more moderate "blue dog" Democrats.
The dynamics ensure that despite the overwhelmingly liberal cast of the chairmen-to-be as measured by liberal interest groups such as Americans for Democratic Action the early agenda would consist of bills that could garner Republican support.
Those include legislation to raise the minimum wage, empower the government to negotiate lower prescription prices from drug companies for the Medicare program and end tax breaks for companies that move U.S. jobs overseas.
"If we do take back the House, there will certainly be a Republican president and there may well be a Republican Senate, so we're well aware of the constraints," said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. "But I think there are some things that we can put out that will put some pressure on: minimum wage, negotiating with drug companies."
What won't be seen is any serious move to impeach Bush, even though the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, has introduced a bill calling on Congress to determine whether there are grounds for impeachment over the government's warrantless wiretapping program.
Conyers already has been overruled by Democratic leaders including would-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, who dismiss any talk of impeachment.
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Why should the DNC bother with news releases when the AP is more than willing to do their sales job for them?
The AP once again actively campaigning for their side.
Don't worry about the liberals, Amerika, they will be "moderate" when they ascend to power (which is their birth right, btw). Therefore, vote for the Democrats. They will "rule from the center."
Internal polling must be really crappy for Al AP to have to run a political ad, er, uh, I mean story like this.
Couple this with Harold Ford, Jr., running ads in Tennessee claiming to be a "Reagan conservative" and it adds up to the serious potential for Dim losses, not gains, and they know it.....
Moderate? This is total disinformation. The DBM is soooooo transparent. They do nothing without a political calculation to support leftist Dhimmis.
"The AssPress, back in their familiar role as propagandists for the DNC."
And when did they ever stop save for a token article here at there that is not favorable towards the Rats?
I agree!
Andrew Taylor, aka Karl Marx
Some poll must be telling them they might NOT win the House the way things are right now.......wait till next weeks news spin....
Don't you mean "if you look at what some of the Democrats say"?
I don't believe for a minute that they have actually moderated their beliefs. I think they have moderated what they have been saying publicly.
nancy pelosi represents San Francisco, radical left capital of the US, sheesh, how stupid does the AP think people in flyover country are.
1 chicken, 2 chickens, 3 chickens, 4 chickens, 5 chickens ...
Does that "moderation" come with a bridge in Brooklyn thrown in for good measure?
Yep. Are you undecided? Vote for the Dems, they won't be unkind to George Bush. (Until they've destroyed Dick Cheney.)
So transparent.
Fer cryin outloud!
Horse hockey!
Lying nitwits!
I yelled so loud my purse opened up!
Just sent another donation to the RNC at http://www.gop.com/finalpush
Yeah. Sure. Pull the other leg now.
Yeah, and if you believe that, I have a refrigerator to see you in Nome, Alaska.
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