Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Them Dems
With Democrats about to take over control of Congress in the New Year, our representatives (except John Boozman) will go from the role of well-paid observers to statesmen and leaders. There are several areas that need immediate consideration and the most obvious is Iraq.
There is a lot of discussion of setting a timetable for starting a pullback. You would think that intelligent people would figure out that this is not a good idea. In fact, letting insurgents know your plans is dangerous. The president is still commander-in-chief. The senate has a legitamate role to advise and congress controls the budget. That is oversight and that is how Democrats should deal with Iraq and they should not forget the Iran wild card. Things could head south there in a hurry.
Senator Clinton has promised to get moving on some sort of health care reform and that is long overdue. Congress will work to repeal laws that permitted torture. That is just plainly un-American. Democrats are bound to be more sensitive to good farm policy. Senator Lincoln and Congressman Berry will work on that.
If Nancy Pelosi does well as Speaker, she will do much to clear the way for a Hillary Clinton presidential bid. Stay tuned. Things are about to get interesting
(Broadcast November 14, 2006)
There is a lot of discussion of setting a timetable for starting a pullback. You would think that intelligent people would figure out that this is not a good idea. In fact, letting insurgents know your plans is dangerous. The president is still commander-in-chief. The senate has a legitamate role to advise and congress controls the budget. That is oversight and that is how Democrats should deal with Iraq and they should not forget the Iran wild card. Things could head south there in a hurry.
Senator Clinton has promised to get moving on some sort of health care reform and that is long overdue. Congress will work to repeal laws that permitted torture. That is just plainly un-American. Democrats are bound to be more sensitive to good farm policy. Senator Lincoln and Congressman Berry will work on that.
If Nancy Pelosi does well as Speaker, she will do much to clear the way for a Hillary Clinton presidential bid. Stay tuned. Things are about to get interesting
(Broadcast November 14, 2006)
