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January 02, 2007

Promises...Promises...

Yeah...remember that promise we made to include you guys in deliberations over bills? We didn't really mean it.

House Democrats intend to pass a raft of popular measures as part of their well-publicized plan for the first 100 hours. They include tightening ethics rules for lawmakers, raising the minimum wage, allowing more research on stem cells and cutting interest rates on student loans.

But instead of allowing Republicans to fully participate in deliberations, as promised after the Democratic victory in the Nov. 7 midterm elections, Democrats now say they will use House rules to prevent the opposition from offering alternative measures, assuring speedy passage of the bills and allowing their party to trumpet early victories.

It didn't take them long to figure out how to use power again, did it? This story's headline is in small print on the "Inside MSNBC.com" section of the page. If it were the GOP using the same tactics, I bet you'd see the story in the main headline section. There would be a picture of a frowning Pelosi and Reid, and the headline "SHUT OUT." That's my guess, anyway.

Posted by slublog at January 2, 2007 08:42 AM

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