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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Well done congress well done, a generation of young voters have never seen a democrat run congress in action, now they will learn what I learned growing up in the 1980s.
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Well done indeed Mr. Ustwo!
And to think that they still haven't used up their first 100 hours to (as Nancy Pelosi stated) "drain the swamp" after more than a decade of Republican rule? Amazing!
Let's take a peek at the aggressive game plan of this brash new (well not so new) maverick congress:
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Originally Posted by washingtonpost.com
Day One: Put new rules in place to "break the link between lobbyists and legislation." 
Day Two: Enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Time remaining until 100 hours: Raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, maybe in one step. Cut the interest rate on student loans in half. Allow the government to negotiate directly with the pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients.
Broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds _ "I hope with a veto-proof majority," Nancy Pelosi added in an Associated Press interview Thursday.
All the days after that: "Pay as you go," meaning no increasing the deficit, whether the issue is middle class tax relief, health care or some other priority. |
Look out America! The "people's mandate" is here and they mean (meant?) business
...at least all the way up to actually being elected.
Good thing they still have those "first 100 hours" to get started on these bold measures or wrap up the half-assed boiled down versions in time to take a vacation. Hopefully they'll have time to delay emergency troop funding, line emergency bills with patriotic pork "like a veto magnet", take fact-finding trips, redecorate offices, take breaks instead of voting, meet with leaders of terrorist nations, and score the best approval rating ever!
Yes, well done indeed Mr. Ustwo!
... Go Peoples Mandate! Phillip Morris does have a friend in Congress.