Democrats and the politics of failure
The American Prospect
by Terence Samuel
12/14/07
What a difference a year makes. Last year, when Congress adjourned for the holiday break, triumphant Democrats, still basking in the glow of their November victories could not wait to get back to town to take on President Bush. Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi declared then: ‘Democrats are prepared to govern and ready to lead.’ She suggested that the president would find out very quickly how much the elections had upended his world: ‘He will walk into a new place, where America’s families’ issues will have been addressed even before the State of the Union.’ But despite all the evidence of global warming, this December has not been quite as warm for Democrats as last...
http://tinyurl.com/yp9vya
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Terence+Samuel
by Terence Samuel
12/14/07
What a difference a year makes. Last year, when Congress adjourned for the holiday break, triumphant Democrats, still basking in the glow of their November victories could not wait to get back to town to take on President Bush. Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi declared then: ‘Democrats are prepared to govern and ready to lead.’ She suggested that the president would find out very quickly how much the elections had upended his world: ‘He will walk into a new place, where America’s families’ issues will have been addressed even before the State of the Union.’ But despite all the evidence of global warming, this December has not been quite as warm for Democrats as last...
http://tinyurl.com/yp9vya
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Terence+Samuel
rudkla - 17. Dez, 11:11
