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Old 04-23-2008, 05:10 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
So you still want to pretend there have been no accomplishments in the last year:
FISA reform, FOIA reform, contracting reform, lobbying/ethics reform, US attorney hiring reform, VA reform, FEMA reform.

Renewal of SCHIP, implementation of 9/11 Commission recommendations, new education and economic competitiveness initiatives, expansion of student loan programs, investments in renewable energy and energy conservation...
You ignored it in another recent thread so I assume you will ignore it here and instead continue with your obsession with redocorating
We don't want to feel ignored now, do we?
The recent redecorating of the House dining facility and an initial fixation in redecorating the congressional offices during those critical first 100 hours of which were delayed, stretched, extended, redefined, hardly or never accomplished. That redecorating. Not to say that no other congress hasn't redecorated. But in light of the great sense of urgency touted by the new/not-so-new/current congress, it seems that the momentum never really took hold on anything substantial. The few measures you mention are hardly ground breaking. The phrases "all talk" or "say anything to get elected" come to mind.

You seem to ignored all the accomplishments (or "non") I mentioned in my previous posts, how say you? The bigger issue is ... how long have these fine "leaders" been in congress? Is this the best work of the "peoples mandate"?

I understand the sentiment "now" of championing low expectations so not to feel used or disappointed ... sort of like conservatives realizing George Bush really isn't a conservative ...still slappin' the knee on that one. Congress did set this goal of the 100 hours "people's mandate" which essentially turned out to be a bait-and-switch to get elected and a joke on their supporters.

Note: I'm not giving the Republicans any slack on their performance either. They are all the people's representatives.

Congressional Report Card - a big fat "F"!

Sorry to have gotten so far off topic. This should be taken somewhere else.

dc_dux ... perhaps start a new thread about the successes of the first 100 hours of congress and the "people's mandate"?
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