WaPo Editorial: "A Fairer House But not quite yet."

[displacedtexan]

A total "Take the high road, Dems" POS...

THE NEW Democratic House majority has an ambitious plan for its first 100 hours in power, from increasing the minimum wage to strengthening ethics rules to having the federal government negotiate prescription drug prices. Unfortunately, its plans don't include getting those provisions passed in the democratic fashion that the Democrats promised to adhere to once in the majority. When Republicans took over in 1995, they at least went through the motions of putting their "Contract With America" proposals through the normal committee process. Democrats under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have decided not to bother with that, nor to let Republicans offer amendments on the floor, nor even to put a GOP alternative up for a vote. This is exactly the kind of high-handed mistreatment that Democrats complained about, justifiably, when they were in the minority.

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Democrats say that they'll adhere to their previous promises once their first flurry of business is finished. We look forward to that. But if they don't reconsider, they will set an unfortunate precedent that fairness will be offered on sufferance, when the majority finds it convenient, and not as a matter of principle. That would not be a good start for the 110th Congress.

What a crock!

[NC_Nurse]

1. One week compared to

12 years....big effin' deal!

[acmejack]

2. link.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010200931.html

[brazos121200]

3. For twelve years the Democrats were completely shut out

of the decisionmaking in Congress by the Republicans. This was a decision made by the Repubs of their own free will, now they want it to be all fairness and light. Republicans would not even associate with or socialize with the Democrats in the Congress, and an atmosphere of disdain and ridicule prevailed in the Congress all these years. No Democratic sponsored bill would even be given cursory consideration by the Repub leadership. I think that now that the Democrats control things, the Dems need to show the Repubs the same "courtesy". I would be very disappointed if the Demoratic leadership backs down now and shows the Repubs any decency at all. THEY made it a political war, and so it should continue. Just my opinion.

[EST]

4. Was the writer afraid to sign his work or does the absence

of an author's name mean this is the official position of WaPo?

[displacedtexan]

5. That's the WaPo editorial board's position.

It may not be unanimous, but it's theirs. They own it.

[ixion]

6. 'round and 'round goes the spin

if the repukes had won, it would have been another mandate and the dems would have been told to follow the crowd and keep their mouths shut. When it goes the other way, it's all about fairness and working together.

Time and time again. It gets old, IMO.