by staff

The Nation

03/24/05

After giving George W. Bush far too easy a ride in his first term, the Democratic leadership in Congress promised that the second term was going to be different. 'This is not a dictatorship,' announced Senate minority leader Harry Reid. ... But three months of watching the Democrats' stumbling, often incoherent responses to Administration appointments and initiatives shows clearly that the party is making the same mistakes that cost it so dearly in the 2002 and 2004 elections. It's easy simply to blame the GOP majorities in the Senate and House when bad legislation passes those chambers. But too frequently it has been Democratic disorder rather than Republican treachery that has made possible the Bush White House's legislative victories." [editor's note: Except for labeling the usual powerlust, common to BOTH branches of the Duopoly, as "disorder" ... this is pretty insightful! - SAT]

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050411&s=editors1


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp