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...Certainly, the 233 House Democrats to be sworn in will have an easier time passing their legislative agenda. House rules give incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi the power to shut out Republicans, which she plans to do in the first 100 hours of the legislative session as she pushes through a host of party-friendly bills, such as increasing the minimum wage and requiring the federal government to negotiate lower prices with pharmaceutical firms for Medicare's prescription drug benefit plan. Fostering better bipartisan relations - another promise Pelosi made - will probably have to wait for a hundred days...
...Rebuilding the House Incoming house speaker Nancy Pelosi failed in her campaign to elect her ally John Murtha as House majority leader [Nov. 27]. But why should anyone have been surprised by Pelosi's decision to support the populist Murtha? The Democrats' gain in the election was primarily driven by dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, not support for left-wingers. I'm not sure, however, that either party deserved to win. The constant bickering and lack of focus on results shown by both parties are appalling and discouraging. Glen Wilson Westerville, Ohio...
...Less than two weeks on the job, and already Pelosi is screwing up. I have to admit I am loving it. After years of hearing Republicans called everything from cowboys to Nazis, it's a blast watching the Dems fall over one another to make fools of themselves. Michael Chimenti New York City...
...bill that would impose heavy tariffs on Chinese products if Beijing doesn't allow the renminbi to rise from what Schumer and others say is its current artificially low level against the dollar. Paulson may remind the Chinese, also, that the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is not exactly known for her sympathetic stance towards Beijing...
...Here's a third idea: purchase all the Silly String you can find, and drop it off at the closest military base to be shipped along with the same troops whose lives the stuff could save. Karen Garner Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Rebuilding The House Incoming house speaker Nancy Pelosi failed in her campaign to elect her ally John Murtha as House majority leader [Nov. 27]. But why should anyone have been surprised by Pelosi's decision to support the populist Murtha? The Democrats' gain in the election was primarily driven by dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, not support...