Fizzing Democrats

Democrats fantastically took office in January, introducing the first lady House speaker in the midst of much display.

San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi guaranteed the most moral Congress ever. She guaranteed open civil argument on the issues. She guaranteed to accomplish six things in the initial 100 hours of taking office.

Her first move was to attempt to get Jack Murtha chose as the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Murtha was an unindicted co-schemer in the Abscam outrage.

That fizzled.

Next, she constrained verbal confrontation and revisions on her authoritative pets.

At long last, her initial 100 hours ended up being around a month, as she re-imagined this not as ordinary time however as authoritative time, which ended up being around five hours a day.

Gracious, and those five-day weeks she guaranteed?

That ended up being a couple of days in session a week as Congress took off for government occasions, snow days (which wiped out two hearings on a worldwide temperature alteration) and so forth.

At that point Congress continued spring break.

Under Speaker Pelosi, the House of Representatives has worked like the exaggeration of an union shop.

Things in the Senate have been much more dreadful under Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Democrats continue testing the weakest organization since Jimmy Carter, and inconceivably, turn out to be considerably weaker.

Reid and Pelosi neglected to get a timetable set on withdrawing troops from Iraq, considerably in the wake of larding up a basic protection appointment with $20 billion in pork-barrel ventures.

Next came the Amnesty bill (or as advocates called it, the Immigration Reform bill), which neglected to collect more than 45 votes, even with Republican backing.

At last, on Monday, the Senate strove shockingly to have a no-certainty determination against Alberto Gonzales, the Mike Brown of lawyers general.

Also the Senate fizzled. Indeed with Republican backing.

Open backing of the Democratic Congress is a Fizzie, as well. The Los Angeles Times discharged a survey this week that indicated just 27 percent of Americans favor of the employment Congress is doing, while 65 percent oppose.

Then again, once in a while doing nothing is desirable over awful approach. Cap tip, Instapundit.

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Liberty County, Montana

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Fizzing democrats

Don Surber on the Democratic Congress:


Democrats grandly took office in January, installing the first woman House speaker amid much fanfare.

San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi promised the most ethical Congress in history. She promised open debate on the issues. She promised to get six things done in the first 100 hours of taking office.

Her first move was to try to get Jack Murtha elected as the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Murtha was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Abscam scandal.

That failed.

Next, she limited debate and amendments on her legislative pets.

Finally, her first 100 hours turned out to be about a month, as she redefined this not as normal time but as legislative time, which turned out to be about five hours a day.

Oh, and those five-day weeks she promised?

That turned out to be a few days in session a week as Congress took off for federal holidays, snow days (which cancelled two hearings on global warming) and the like.

Then Congress went on spring break.

Under Speaker Pelosi, the House of Representatives has worked like the caricature of a union shop.

Things in the Senate have been even worse under Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Democrats keep challenging the weakest administration since Jimmy Carter, and incredibly, prove to be even weaker.

Reid and Pelosi failed to get a timetable placed on withdrawing troops from Iraq, even after larding up a vital defense appropriation with $20 billion in pork-barrel projects.

Next came the Amnesty bill (or as proponents called it, the Immigration Reform bill), which failed to garner more than 45 votes, even with Republican support.

Finally, on Monday, the Senate tried for the first time ever to have a no-confidence resolution against Alberto Gonzales, the Mike Brown of attorneys general.

And the Senate failed. Even with Republican support.

Public support of the Democratic Congress is a Fizzie, too. The Los Angeles Times released a poll this week that showed only 27 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 65 percent disapprove.


As I've said, a do nothing Congress. However, sometimes doing nothing is preferable to bad policy. Hat tip, Instapundit.