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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The AssPress, back in their familiar role as propagandists for the DNC.
They think Cindy Sheehan is "the center."
What a crock of goat sh!t.....The Liberals of that party are in control and all they will want is impeachment and gridlock.
They won't have to worry about it.
The center of a socialist platform, maybe ... these Dims wouldn't know what moderate means.
They are lying, and we know it.
This is the funniest article of the week. The Democrats have "learned their lesson" and will rule from the center.
But of course.
LMAO!!! Yeah, just like Stalin, Mao and Kim Jong Il! The AP carrying the DemonRat's laundry for them...again!
And sure, that impeachment of the president, endless investigations of his policies, blocking of all terrorism legislation and trying to de-fund Iraq, that's all "moderate" to these Democrats.
Meanwhile the hated WalMart annouces $4.00 generic drugs in 14 more states, and more to come.... Talk about a bodyslam to the Dem cause.
Moderate? lmao
I believe it. I also read that Hezbolla promised to use moderation if they conquered Isreal.
They were getting carried away with their victory dance on the 10 yard line (as Rush put it so aptly), and the impeachment talk started getting out again as a result. So the AP was called to put out this pack of lies to reassure us ignorant masses.
If you parse the words in typical Clintonian fashion, they're right in saying there won't be "a serious impeachmnet attempt." There will be many of them, one right after the other.
Welcome to the U.S.S.R.
No bias in THAT headline. None at all!
"It looks the Democrats (saviors of the world) are going to win big in the election (massive fraud). Now, if that happens, rest assured that nothing will change (dictatorship of the prolatariat). The Democrats will take a moderate approach (impeach Bush) and will approach the war on terrorism in a responsible manner (cut and run). Thank you, and goodnight (you gullible fools)."
-PJ
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