Pelosi's plan for you now that the Dems are in control.

Here's a description from MSNBC of Nancy Pelosi's goals for the first 100 hours of Democrat control of the house:
The plan includes promises to reform lobbying, enact the recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 commission, raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, cut the interest rate on student loans in half, streamline Medicare’s prescription drug program and expand federal funding for stem cell research.

Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, hopes to develop an agenda that will call for a "commitment to competitiveness to keep America No. 1,'' in the face of vastly improving education and technology abroad.

The Democratic leader, has called for energy independence within 10 years, nationwide deployment of "high-speed, always-on broadband and Internet,'' an increase in the number of engineers and mathematicians and more federal commitment to funding basic research in the sciences, according to a copy of her last speech.

"The world has changed dramatically, in ways that pose unprecedented challenges to our economic well-being. The undeveloped countries of yesterday can become the formidable competitors of tomorrow or even today,'' according to the text of her speech.

Pelosi and her planners are heartened by Bush's declining popularity in polls and by the ethical troubles of such top Republicans as former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, who resigned his leadership post after being indicted in a fundraising case in Austin.

Pelosi uses DeLay's problems to hammer at what she calls a "culture of cronyism and corruption'' in the House and more broadly in the Bush administration. There was no mention of the Dem. Rep William J. Jefferson and his problems along the same lines as DeLay’s.

 

sounds like NP is a real visionary, what a blessing to finally have good leadership

 

I'll say this for the old girl, she is sure putting my part of the world on the map!

California here we come, right back where we started from.......etc. etc.

 

It's not like Denny Hastert (My Illinois congressional district) set the standard very high. It can't be all that difficult to do better. I'm willing to give anyone a chance after the last debacle.

 

Gosh, I was feeling kind of bad thinking about the person we sent to Washington (NP) but when you tell me who you sent, I can feel a lot better about the whole thing. I kind of thing we did the better job. I find it hard to believe that you would send some former teacher who probably never had a winning game while he was a coach, to Washington to represent you, of all people Moen.

What is with the loud voice and dark print? Didn't you think we would read your post? Yah, I know when you get old your eyes go bad and that is only the best part of aging......we are all for you old man!:rolling:

 

I'm just a victim of location I guess. It's not like I voted for him or anything. :whistle:

 

Nothing's going to change. The margin in the House (about 15 or so seats) is still small enough that on certain issues she could lose some conservative Democrats to the Republican side. So too in the Senate, where the Dems have 50 seats (plus 1 independent who caucuses with them). Lose just 1 of those votes (I could see Lieberman voting with the "Pubs," in Danr's term), and Dick Cheney breaks the tie. Quess which way he'll vote?

 

committees

 

Same thing can happen on committees. The parliamentary procedure that Congress generally follows - Robert's Rules - allows the parliamentary body (be it a committee, Congress, or XYZ Corporation's Board of Directors) to overrule the chairman. In other words, if the Committee chair tries to bury a bill, a committee can vote to overturn his action. It's rare, but, again, with a Congress this close, I could see certain Democratic Representatives or Senators switching sides on issues important to them. It all depends on how effectively the majority leadership keeps the troops in line. Considering what just went on with Pelosi/Murtha and Hoyer, I stand by my argument. Little will change.

 

With the legit threat of impeachment Bush will have to be somewhat humble and not veto reasonable bills. Also there is the power of the purse. BTW Rangle will let tax giveaways to the rich sunset (oh yea that supreme court thing also, the most liberal member of the court is almost 90). This was a meaningful victory.