Dems eager to put stamp on new Congress

[ckramer]

Democrats savoring a return from political wilderness are ready to move quickly this week to take the levers of power in a Congress that has been run by Republicans the last 12 years.

On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi will take the gavel as the first woman speaker in the history of the House, and immediately launch a 100 legislative-hour march to quickly put the Democratic stamp on the new Congress.

Before President Bush arrives on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23 for his State of the Union address, House Democrats intend to update ethics rules, raise the minimum wage, implement 9/11 Commission recommendations, cut subsidies to the oil industry, promote stem cell research and make college educations and prescription drugs more affordable.

"Democrats are prepared to govern and ready to lead," said Pelosi, a Californian.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_go_co/democratic_congress

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I hope so. That why the voters put you guys in charge in November 2006.

You better do a good job!

[LynnTheDem]

1. I bloody well hope so.

It's time to stop with the making-nice appeasement crap; be honest, be forthright, and stomp right over the Republics if they would rather play politics than do the right things in cleaning up bush's fucking mess.

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Hopefully by the time that Chimp has his Ass of the Union speech

there'll be nothing left to say except "My entire administration has tendered its resignation"