Democrats Poised To Take Control of Congress
After what seems a lifetime, Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. Congress. The Whitehouse is saying that they and only the will continue to control the agenda. It is up to Democrats and especially Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid execute their “strategy” for the first hundred hours. Minimum wage increases, congressional ethics reform, prescription drug reform for medicare, and, of course, the Iraq War will be on the front burners. Today’s New York Times discusses the power transfer.