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dc_dux · 06-09-2008, 11:18 AM

With an Obama win and Democratic increases in both the House and Senate, Obama can quite easily make a case for having a "mandate for change" and frame that mandate on two tracks.

The primary track would be a different policy approach to the occupation in Iraq, the economy, health care, energy, etc.

The secondary track would be a commitment to a more open and accountable executive branch, including a strong case to continue to support Congressional oversight of the "excesses" of the previous administration in selected areas (executive privilege, US responsibilities under international treaties, destroying WH e-mails, politicization of the DoJ, interference with government science reports, etc) in order to determine if the "checks and balances" have been ignored and/or abused and the best corrective actions to put the ship of state back on course.

The only way it wont work is if he lets the Republicans frame the issue that we need to focus solely on the future and forget the excesses of the past 8 years and anything else is a partisan "fishing expedition."

The issue of impeachment is DOA....the issue of criminal prosecution of members of the Bush admin post Jan 09 is an open question.

06-09-2008, 11:18 AM	#144 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	With an Obama win and Democratic increases in both the House and Senate, Obama can quite easily make a case for having a "mandate for change" and frame that mandate on two tracks. The primary track would be a different policy approach to the occupation in Iraq, the economy, health care, energy, etc. The secondary track would be a commitment to a more open and accountable executive branch, including a strong case to continue to support Congressional oversight of the "excesses" of the previous administration in selected areas (executive privilege, US responsibilities under international treaties, destroying WH e-mails, politicization of the DoJ, interference with government science reports, etc) in order to determine if the "checks and balances" have been ignored and/or abused and the best corrective actions to put the ship of state back on course. The only way it wont work is if he lets the Republicans frame the issue that we need to focus solely on the future and forget the excesses of the past 8 years and anything else is a partisan "fishing expedition." The issue of impeachment is DOA....the issue of criminal prosecution of members of the Bush admin post Jan 09 is an open question. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 06-09-2008 at 11:23 AM..