In article <4551f18c$0$12118$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote:
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> "Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
> news:2sn3l25d4isjklt71358btj5g1dpg7hk1p@4ax.com...[color=green]
> > On 08 Nov 2006 13:31:21 GMT, "badgolferman"
> > <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>Scott in Florida, 11/8/2006, 6:21:23 AM,
> >><t9f3l21n70c7109g29f70bbc6eatubjq82@4ax.com> wrote:
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> >>> Looks like you won the house and maybe the Senate.
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> >>Now who are they going to blame when things don't get fixed?[/color][/color]
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> Well, we don't have the Whtie House.
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> > Like I told a buddy this morning, this can be very good news....
> >
> > Scott in Florida[/color]
>
> It's a mixed blessing, to be sure. I worked very hard for local Democrats
> and it was with considerable misgivings. We're going down a bumpy road and
> the bigger rocks lie ahead. Do we Democrats want to be in a position to
> share the blame for what's coming? Frankly, I wanted to pick up seats in
> the House but not take it outright and, maybe, pick up enough seats in the
> Senate to prevent more Haynesworth and Carswell nominations.
>
> I noticed a report this morning that the Administration's fall-back position
> is to do whatever they can, via administration (i.e., rule-changing,
> enforcement), to advance their "agenda." It is, first, difficult to see how
> much could be accomplished in advancing an "agenda" (SS reform, for example,
> is off the table) with rule-changing and it is disappointing to think that,
> rather than attempt to work with Congress to resolve problems, that the
> Administration's intent is to more or less build up Fortress White House and
> hold off the Democrats as long as they can.
>
> Fixing Iraq is still a priority and a focus on finger-pointing will be
> counter-productive. If the Administration digs in its heels and won't work
> with Congress, the only option left to Congress to occupy its time will be
> to hold hearings on things that, frankly, I'd rather not be hearing about.
>
> It *might* be good for Republican prospects in '08 but it would be very bad
> for the country in the interim. It also might be very bad for Republican
> prospects in '08, if any decent-sized scandals are uncovered and promoted
> effectively. Digging in is a real crapshoot.
>
> If I were Bush, I'd extend the olive branch, work a deal with Pelosi to take
> certain items off the investigative agenda and gamble that I could do enough
> positive things to boost Republican fortunes in '08 AND secure the country's
> future a bit better.
>
> One CAN get things done with an opposition Congress. Nixon was good at it
> and so was Clinton. It's not the end of the world for Bush unless he chooses
> to make it so.
>
> I've written to my new Senator-Elect, Amy Klobuchar, and reminded her that
> our top priority is fixing problems, not affixing blame. That's also the
> emphasis of the other liberals here at work. Pelosi's anounced program
> doesn't involve affixing blame, it involves legislation for families.[/color]
Blah blah, there won't be any investigations.
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