[poochee]

A thread to track the accomplishments of the Democrats in the 111th Congress.

Starting with:

Pelosi cautious on policy predictions
Posted: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:56 PM
From NBC's Mike Viqueira

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking to limit expectations on what a new Democratic regime will be able to achieve in the 111th Congress.

"We have to choose our priorities" and decide "what is achievable," Pelosi told reporters this morning, adding: "A lot of it is about time." She saied that the current economic conditions and budget deficit "are going to make it harder" to do some big things dear to Democrats, like comprehensive health care reform, but said that smaller, "discrete," initiatives, i.e. SCHIP and stem cell funding, could be done quickly.

In response to a question, she confirmed that she spoke with the president-elect this morning by phone, but said they merely talked about some of the things that they are going to have to talk about in the coming days.

Asked whether Americans can expect a "more left Congress," she repeated the mantra that she has used since obtaining the speaker's gavel two years ago: "The country must be governed from the middle."

Excerpt from: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx

[wacor]

Originally Posted by Pelosi

"We have to choose our priorities" and decide "what is achievable," Pelosi told reporters this morning, adding: "A lot of it is about time."

backpedaling already

[LANMaster]

Originally Posted by wacor

backpedaling already

Thankfully!

[Littlefield]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/res...vidual/#mapSMN


Talk about a tight race and looks like Coleman won but by Franken's statement this morning he intends to seek a recount.With that small of margin you cannot blame him.

[poochee]

November 5, 2008
Reid, Lieberman to meet..Bye, bye I hope.
Posted: 12:55 AM ET
From CNN Correspondent Dana Bash

(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely meet later this week with Joe Lieberman to discuss whether the Democrat-turned-Independent will be stripped of his Senate committee chairmanship, a senior Democratic leadership aide tells CNN.

Lieberman currently chairs the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Excerpt from: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...eet-this-week/

[wacor]

yeah they might as well dump Lieberman.

shame for him to actually act on principle.

something pretty damn rare in politics so they must be swept out so we can have change

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by wacor

backpedaling already

Whining already?

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by poochee

November 5, 2008
Reid, Lieberman to meet..Bye, bye I hope.
Posted: 12:55 AM ET
From CNN Correspondent Dana Bash

(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely meet later this week with Joe Lieberman to discuss whether the Democrat-turned-Independent will be stripped of his Senate committee chairmanship, a senior Democratic leadership aide tells CNN.

Lieberman currently chairs the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Excerpt from: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...eet-this-week/

Why keep a traitor?

[wacor]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Whining already?

is that what you call what you have been doing all these years

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by Littlefield

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/res...vidual/#mapSMN


Talk about a tight race and looks like Coleman won but by Franken's statement this morning he intends to seek a recount.With that small of margin you cannot blame him.

I think either one would have!

[wacor]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Why keep a traitor?

yeah never let the individual speak and act on principle.


the party must always rule


you and those most like you forgot what the intent of a republic was.

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by wacor

yeah never let the individual speak and act on principle.


the party must always rule


you and those most like you forgot what the intent of a republic was.

Why let someone who campaigned against you party hold a party appointed position?

[wacor]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Why let someone who campaigned against you party hold a party appointed position?

you tell me

give you ten points for it being in more than 20 words

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by wacor

you tell me

give you ten points for it being in more than 20 words

Why support a traitor? Need more words than that?

[ekim68]

Originally Posted by wacor

backpedaling already

I think she should start impeachment proceedings against this administration immediately after getting into sessions. I think investigations with a new Justice Dept. are in order. If that's what she's considering, then more power to her..