"We need to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
Posted on 11/28/2006 7:49:20 AM PST by presidio9
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 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 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 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.
Riiiight...
"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
They will restrain their leftist urges for the greater good of electing Comrade Hillary to the Presidency in '08. Then communism will flower, and she and they will be in charge of telling "the little people" what is good for them.
"Our proposals will be strictly mainstream ideas which all Americans know to be fundamentally correct: 90% tax rate for the rich, homosexual marriage in all states, euthanasia for sick people of all ages, mandatry draft, de-funding the military, and seizure of all private firearms. There's nothing controversial in that list. After we win in 2008, we will be proposing more Liberal changes."
Ain't a chance in hell that can happen
They had to hide all their leaders before the election to stop them from putting their foot in their mouths
They won't be able to hide for the next 2 yrs
Can you spell S O C I A L I S M ?????? Put your money under the matress!!
Leadership in all it's glory!
"We need to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
Can they go two years cold turkey so they could unleash a liberal agenda and judges? NO WAY!
Great, they're insensible to start with, so expect the worst.
I could use a deduction for college tuition. It should be deductible. It's an investment, and you're generally allowed to set off an investment against your income at some point, either when you sell it or when you depreciate or amortize it. For some reason, though, an investment in education is not treated the same way as most other investments. Probably because "education is for the rich." Or more precisely, because the poor don't have to pay for their education themselves, only the "rich" (read "middle class") do that.
John Dingell 80...senile old fart who should have been put out to pasture.
Charles Rangel 76...same as above. Apparently, the spokesman for the insane.
Barney Frank 66...the youngster of the group. If he were not a limp-wristed congressman, what would he be?
The cream of the crop of the DemocRATs.
PATHETIC!
As Rush always says, "a tiger is a tiger."
The dems ran on no agenda. They have nothing to govern with. They are "hate Bush" 24/7. Welp, now they have to govern. When they can't, when things start going South for them, look out!! It will be liberalism galore.
Gutting the military, opening the borders, al Quada bill of rights, abortion (both government funded and on demand) are all considered "moderate" positions in the new Democrat Majority.
So of course there is no "liberalism" here....
Must re...sist...
You can take my word for it.
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