Posted on 11/26/2006 3:56:06 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
Democrats say no liberal plans in next Congress
Sun Nov 26, 1:23 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic congressmen who are about to take important leadership posts said on Sunday they plan to pass popular legislation blocked by Republicans but would refrain from pushing some of the most controversial elements on the liberal agenda.
The three, appearing on Fox News Sunday, are among the most liberal Democrats who will take over key committee chairmanships when Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives in January.
Rep. Barney Frank (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts, who will take over the U.S. House of Representatives committee that covers banking and other financial institutions, mentioned raising the minimum wage, providing cheaper drug coverage for the elderly and providing more affordable housing and help with college tuition as the focus of Democratic legislation.
"Our first efforts are going to be to do those things that I think the mainstream of America wants," Frank said. "Some things have become liberal because the right wingers who control the Republican party have abandoned them to us."
Asked about his opposition to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay service men and women, Frank, one of the few openly gay members of the House, said he would fight discrimination but that issue was "not what we're going to begin with."
"Democrats like winning elections," said Rep. John Dingell (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan, the incoming chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest serving member of the House.
"We want to win elections and we're going to do our best to do so," he said. "This doesn't mean to get into any extreme positions on any matter. We'll do what makes good sense."
Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record) of New York, who is about to become chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee which handles tax matters, said, "We don't want really a fight with the president. What we want to do is to prove we can govern for the next two years."
While he stood by his proposal to bring back the military draft to spread the burden of the Iraq war more evenly throughout U.S. society, Rangel said he would not push the issue and recognizes the obstacles to it ever passing.
He pointed out that Democrats' majority in House and especially in the Senate was thin and in the end President George W. Bush always had the power to veto what Congress passes.
Once they are installed, I don't think they'll be able to help themselves. Stretch can't even let common sense get in the way of her urge to settle scores.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Wins the most bogus bit of DNC sponsored propaganda of the day award.
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The Democrats' post-WATERGATE U.S. Congress' cutting off all funding for a then Free South Vietnam's Military & Medical funding in the end gave us:
Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education Camp
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts
What now for a Free Iraq..?
What now for a Free Afghanistan..?
What now for a Free America..?
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Liberals--by whatever stripe--need to be challenged on their sickening ideology, but it has to be done in a constructive, reasoned, appealing manner that John Q. Voter will believe and support.
They're liberals and their lips are moving, which simply means they're lying.
Looks like the dem base is going to be a bit let down.
Looks like the Dems will lay low for two years, hoping to pick up the White House.
Exactly. The are looking for the total package before they go crazy.
They also want this year's crop of representatives from conservative districts to get one safe reelection behind them (it is far harder to turn out a two-term representative).
They don't want to spring the trap prematurely.
But when a democrats mouth is moving he is lieing..
That's ok. They expected grief, win or lose. The party has extinguished their fire immediately.
1)Rangel seems to have sneaked a peek at 'KKKarl's' book on GOP Fascism and liked what he saw. They never dreamed a Democrat would bring up the draft.
2)Murtha gets steam-rolled on his political gambit with Pelosi for the lead chair. These 2 had a deal that's long been brewing, you can bet. This was supposed to be his crowning glory. He's corrupt. A washed-up older version of Kerry, looking for his one last shot. His own party has rejected him TWICE now. Pelosi risked and lost very big. She ain't gonna last.
3)Hastings vs. Harmann. Still developing.
"Democrats say no liberal plans in next Congress"
Yeah right, and my cats sings Opera......
Nonsense. Lies. They are going to spend the next two years with investigations, impeachment efforts and it's going to be a nightmare. Stand back and watch.
Is this hysterical or what? LOL, those Dummies at DU gave money, the Hollyweirdos gave money, the Leftist Billionairs gave money and now the dems are sticking their thumbs in the eyes of their supporters. ROTFLMCO, they didn't even give them a kiss LOL!
Can you believe that some lefties think Rangle is only doing it to show the "folly" of war by drafting "everyone's" kids? Sometimes I wonder how these people get these ideas.
You must be passing time over at DUmmie hq. Those people have huge tin foil hats.
Bahahaha- no liberal plans in next blah blajh blah- this ranks right up there with 'this will bew THE most ethical congress ever'. the bull crap just keeps dribbling from their mouths- nonstop! http://sacredscoop.com
They have no plan. They are too busy chasing each other around the table on issues of moon batty importance.
They may cause a lame duck presidency, but they will show the nation a lame moonbat congress.
All your leftist issues are belong to US!
And dear Nancy will not be able to keep the leftists cats of the Dimwit party in the bag for two years. We will have calls to bring back the draft, calls for gun control, calls for reinstatement of funding for pissing on religious icons as works of art from the National Endowment for the Arts,calls from Michael Moore to expropriate all Wal Mart property, and calls for CIA funding for Democrat operatives to perform felatio on all visiting statesmen from Iraq, Syria, and other Shiite nationals, as encouraged by former president Clinton and Senator Hillery ( It takes a Village)Clinton.
I mean those Arabs need to know how NOT to have sex with that woman, and they will abandon all initiatives for nuclear armaments? Drop your Jahalabiyahs boys!
Oh am I ever going to enjoy these next two years! Pass the popcorn! I love watching Dems get royally screwed by the phenomenal world.
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