Now that Congress is in recess until mid-September, I thought it is appropriate to review what the so called "do nothing Democrats" have done in 7 months...
...and that is enact more than 80 bills in one either one house or both, more than 25 of which Bush has threatened to veto, including:
New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act
Higher Education Access Act of 2007
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007
Creating Long-term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act
Child Labor Protection Act of 2007
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007
Improving Head Start Act of 2007
10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act
America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act
Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act
Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007
Accountability in Contracting Act
Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
Healthy Communities Water Supply Act
The Bush administration offers a
"Statement of Administration Policy" to explain why Bush opposes, at some level, all of the above.
Not a bad 7 months, IMO.
In spite of a low opinion of Congress in general, its no surprise to me that Americans believe Democrats do a better job of addressing most issues than Republicans (at least according to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll):
http://pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm