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November 22, 2006
Pelosi still plans on following through with her "100 hours"
[Nancy] Pelosi plans to start the 110th Congress with a bang on Jan. 4 — when the House holds its ceremonial swearing in and elects her as speaker — by immediately setting off on a sprint of several weeks to enact the Democrats' ambitious 100-hour agenda.Lawmakers usually return home between the swearing-in ceremony and the president's speech, but analysts say the hurried schedule gives Democrats a chance to show instant results. It could also put Bush on the defensive, forcing him to sign or veto a host of popular initiatives.
This is a great idea: not only does it send a message of urgency and seriousness (not to mention hard work, a quality notably missing from Congress in recent years), but it allows Pelosi to seize the legislative initiative instead of just waiting to react to Bush's State of the Union address a few weeks later. It's a smart move.
(found here)
*sigh*
The fact that this is news to both readers of the SF gate, and to Kevin Drum is why Democrats are routinely criticized for not having "ideas". The fact is that Pelosi ran on the idea of having a first "100 hours". This isn't earth shattering, it's not a reaction, it was what she was elected for. It's like being shocked that Bush tried to cut taxes...
Posted by Andrew at November 22, 2006 10:25 AM
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