Morning in America (at the very least on Capitol Hill)
The 110th Congress will be sworn in today. We at Warren Reports - not to mention bloggers elsewhere, the mainstream press, and the American people at large - have high expectations of the new Democratic majority. Our political system (and the House in particular) is premised on change; when something isn't working, we can send in new people to try to do better. In November we did just that, and now we have a new set of elected leaders to hold accountable.
For what it's worth, the task at hand will not be easy. For more than a decade, Congress has neglected central needs of the American middle class. Iraq has not only created deep political rifts; it has left us in a fiscally precarious situation. American confidence in its political leaders is shaky at best.
Against that backdrop, I want to wish everyone on Capitol Hill the best of luck - the leaders, the members, the staffers, and everyone in between. We're counting on you.
I agree that congress now has a big job ahead. However, I am a bit skeptical. Apparently there is a plan to pass a TON of legislation in the first 100 days. What about reading the legislation first? And discussing it? And giving the American People a chance to respond to it? The problem continues. Ram legislation through fast before anybody understands what is in it, and sneak in all kinds of Pork that hurts voters. If this is the strategy for change, things will not change for the better. There'll just be some more powerful and richer Senators and Representatives in the Democratic party who work harder at serving themselves than the American voter.
Jim Anderson
The Truth About Credit
January 5, 2007 8:36 AM | Reply | Permalink