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In a message dated 11/12/2006 2:57:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mmcharry AT gmail.com writes:

One of  those volatile issues is raising the minimum wage; as a
referendum it  passed during the elections in half a dozen red states.

You may  consider stem cell research controversial, but the House and
Senate passed  it only to have Bush exercise his first veto. It's
supported by that rabid  leftwinger Orin Hatch.

Other things Pelosi wants to do are cut interest  rates on student
loans, enact the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission,  change the
law to make it possible for Medicare to negotiate drug prices  for
Medicare, and break the link between lobbyists and legislation  (good
luck on that one).

The Democrats are also determined to bring  back oversight to
government contracts. I kind of wonder how so many giant  contractors
managed to spend billions to reconstruct Iraq and have nothing  to show
for it, don't you?

I'm struck by the overall pessimism about  our government on this list.
I don't expect the second coming, but I'm  hopeful that the new crop of
populist representatives who will be going to  Congress will make a
difference.


All good causes, and eventually, I hope to see them up for votes, but to  
think that in 100 days this will all be accomplished....... Is very 
unrealistic.  
The fact that it is a good list will just make it look worse when they don't  
make it in time. I don't disagree with the list at all, just see it as a bit 
of  a set up to imply they will get it done in 100 days. 
 
Drew