tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post116300073664583750..comments2023-06-18T10:13:56.103-04:00Comments on Life Hiker's Trail Diary: Self-Inflicted Wounds Bleed RepublicansLife Hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-1163127188888025492006-11-09T21:53:00.000-05:002006-11-09T21:53:00.000-05:00I agree with you that the Democrats will likely tr...I agree with you that the Democrats will likely tread lightly over the next two years, treating this two-year session like a desperately looked for job interview for the 2008 elections.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-1163011752564911632006-11-08T13:49:00.000-05:002006-11-08T13:49:00.000-05:00I'm much more optimistic about the next two years....I'm much more optimistic about the next two years. Bush needs to leave a legacy other than a failed war. The democrats need to convince the nation that they are not a bunch of wild-eyed socialists. Maybe there's room to hope that our leaders will act like grown-ups for a change.Life Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-1163005350923258002006-11-08T12:02:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:02:00.000-05:00Sorry about printing that twice.Sorry about printing that twice.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-1163005235319903782006-11-08T12:00:00.001-05:002006-11-08T12:00:00.001-05:00I think one of the big problems the new Democrat m...I think one of the big problems the new Democrat majority in the House will face is figuring out what the "collective they" want to do.<BR/><BR/>As you note, many of the new representatives are moderate. They face, in some ways the reverse of the situation the Republicans had in 1994. Then, the freshmen were more conservative that their leaders. Now the freshment will be led by Conyers, Rangel and Pelosi. The result may be that not much of anything gets done.<BR/><BR/>The exception may be on immigration. The new Democrat majority in the House, and maybe in the Senate will be joined by Senate Republicans and President Bush to do more than talk about a wall.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-1163005233569881592006-11-08T12:00:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:00:00.000-05:00I think one of the big problems the new Democrat m...I think one of the big problems the new Democrat majority in the House will face is figuring out what the "collective they" want to do.<BR/><BR/>As you note, many of the new representatives are moderate. They face, in some ways the reverse of the situation the Republicans had in 1994. Then, the freshmen were more conservative that their leaders. Now the freshment will be led by Conyers, Rangel and Pelosi. The result may be that not much of anything gets done.<BR/><BR/>The exception may be on immigration. The new Democrat majority in the House, and maybe in the Senate will be joined by Senate Republicans and President Bush to do more than talk about a wall.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.com