As the 111th Congress enters what could be its final workweek before adjourning, chances grow that Democrats will have to leave without passing two of their most critical agenda items and will have to abandon those initiatives until they can regain a substantial majority, perhaps years down the road.And don't forget Card Check for the unions that poured millions into losing Dem campaigns. That's gonna die when this Congress dies too. And for at least two years America will be safe from bad liberal legislation.
The Senate last week served as a roadblock, and perhaps a graveyard, for both the Dream Act, an immigration reform initiative, and a provision repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. Both measures are nearly universally opposed by Republicans, who, for a few more days, are in the minority but control enough Senate seats to block legislation by filibustering. [...]
"The Democrats' problem is explaining to their constituency groups how they failed to bring these key pieces of legislation to a vote when they had overwhelming majorities in Congress for two years," said University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Dems About to Lose Their Last Chance at Passing Their Agenda
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Bad GOP legislation, not so much.
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