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OPINIONJULY 9, 2010
The Obama-Pelosi Lame Duck Strategy
Union 'card-check,' cap and trade, and so much more.
By JOHN FUND

Democratic House members are so worried about the fall elections they're leaving Washington on July 30, a full week earlier than normal—and they won't return until mid-September. Members gulped when National Journal's Charlie Cook, the Beltway's leading political handicapper, predicted last month "the House is gone," meaning a GOP takeover. He thinks Democrats will hold the Senate, but with a significantly reduced majority.

The rush to recess gives Democrats little time to pass any major laws. That's why there have been signs in recent weeks that party leaders are planning an ambitious, lame-duck session to muscle through bills in December they don't want to defend before November. Retiring or defeated members of Congress would then be able to vote for sweeping legislation without any fear of voter retaliation.


John Fund discusses the Democratic agenda for the lame duck Congress, including cap and trade, card-check, and pork.

"I've got lots of things I want to do" in a lame duck, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W. Va.) told reporters in mid June. North Dakota's Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, wants a lame-duck session to act on the recommendations of President Obama's deficit commission, which is due to report on Dec. 1. "It could be a huge deal," he told Roll Call last month. "We could get the country on a sound long-term fiscal path." By which he undoubtedly means new taxes in exchange for extending some, but not all, of the Bush-era tax reductions that will expire at the end of the year.

In the House, Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told reporters last month that for bills like "card check"—the measure to curb secret-ballot union elections—"the lame duck would be the last chance, quite honestly, for the foreseeable future."..................>>>>...............>>>>...............http://online.wsj.com/article/.....=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

If you think the majority of this country is angry now just wait and see what happens if they pass all this expense onto the tax payer and leave office.  The liberal progressives have to remember that what goes around comes around and people in this country won't vote another Dem in the White House for 50 years. The Dem party has been used by the extreme left to do their dirty work and they are being hung out to dry now that the progressives no longer need them. There are many moderate Dems that would do a good job in Congress for this country who may never get the chance because they caved into the demands of their radical left.

Obama is just the messenger or the water boy for the progressive society. He clearly is NOT that intelligent. He's a blubbering idiot without a tele prompter. This movement has been going on for decades and decades. Don't matter if reps or dems. Obama just happened to be the 'selected' one with the charm, corruptness and skin color to push this movement through.

I mean really folks....decade after decade.....the ultimate movement continues. Every wonder why things never REALLY change? They have just dumbed the american people down. Ever wonder why the blacks, after almost a half a century, are still enslaved and dependent on the government??? Reps or dems.....they basically ALL have the same agenda. Same coin....different sides!

The progressives have infiltrated both the Reps and the Dems parties so to them it doesn't matter who wins the election they can still advance their programs it just takes a little longer with the Reps. Just look back at John McCain and Lindsey Grahams voting record and their progressive views shine right thru.