New Congress prepares to challenge Bush

In Washington, the new Class of 2007 will be sworn in at the Capitol, and for the first time in more than a decade the Democrats will be in control of both houses of Congress.

It is a major shift in power on Capitol Hill that could now challenge the authority of the White House.

As the 110th Congress prepared to take the oath of office, President George W Bush made an appeal for congressional unity.

"We've all been entrusted with public office at a momentous time in our nation's history and together we have important things to do," President Bush said from the Rose Garden on Wednesday morning.

"It is time to set aside politics and focus on the future," he added.

DEMOCRATIC PRIORITIES
Minimum wage/ Does this include wages for illegals or are we just going to shoot more citizens out of the job market?
Stem cell research/ BEST OF LUCK! I really hope they can get this one done!!
Energy/ Should be interesting the position they take on this one
Student loans/ MAYBE when they quit giving $32 million for football coaches they will give students relief
9/11 Commission recommendations/ Will there be a change? Should prove interesting
Ethics of Congress/ LMAO!!! Ethics in Congress? That's like finding a virgin working in a whorehouse....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6229821.stm

I do wish them the best with the Stem Cell Research.....this is way over due!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Bend over Dubya... ya might wanna lube cuz this is gonna hurt.

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Ethics of Congress/ LMAO!!! Ethics in Congress? That's like finding a virgin working in a whorehouse....

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This is the most important one. Mexico, Russia and every other third world country are so fucked up because of corruption. If we keep falling prey to it we're gonners. Time to turn the whorehouse into a upscale, self-respecting brothel at least.

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9/11 Commission recommendations/ Will there be a change? Should prove interesting

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Let's hope heads will roll.

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Student loans/ MAYBE when they quit giving $32 million for football coaches they will give students relief

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good point...

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Energy/ Should be interesting the position they take on this one

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git'r dun

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Stem cell research/ BEST OF LUCK! I really hope they can get this one done!!

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Amen! (but maybe I shouldn't use that term since it's the Jezoids blocking progress)

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Minimum wage/ Does this include wages for illegals or are we just going to shoot more citizens out of the job market?

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Make's ya wonder, doesn't it..

Damn Hamlet.....did we just agree?? LOL:D

There are alot of good issues on the plate but I'm really hoping that they go after the stem cell research. I think at this point that he house and senate could actually bypass a presidential veto. We'll see........

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

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Damn Hamlet.....did we just agree?? LOL

There are alot of good issues on the plate but I'm really hoping that they go after the stem cell research. I think at this point that he house and senate could actually bypass a presidential veto. We'll see........

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No godammit, I'll never admit that!

Actually, if history repeats itself, the dynamic is set for progress when the power is balanced like it is now. We haven't done jack in the last forty years beyond cell phones and the internet. If we want to survive, we need to shake our asses into the future just as fast as we can get there. Stem cell research is the future.

Ok you have to admit those are some damn good ideas....

Lets tell it like it is!!!

In their first 100 hours of control on Capitol Hill, the chief Democratic goal appeared to be to make good on Ms Pelosi's pledge that this will be "the most honest, ethical, and open Congress in history".

A new raft of ethics proposals - a conscious attempt to do away with the climate of corruption that surrounded their Republican rivals during November's elections - stood out among the six bills that will be tabled over the coming days.

The rules, which go beyond earlier Democratic proposals, forbid outright the use of corporate jets by politicians and impose further restrictions on gifts and travel paid for companies and other outside interests.

The proposal also suggests considering the establishment of an independent panel to monitor the behaviour of Congress, a move previously resisted by both parties.

Many of the proposals, particularly those aimed at gifts and travel expenses, appear aimed at correcting abuses performed by Jack Abramoff, the former Republican lobbyist sentenced to five years and ten months imprisonment for bribery and fraud last year, and Tom DeLay, the former Republican House Majority Leader.

Damn straight Git r done!

LMAO!!! I'm on a similar page as Hamlet AND BlueCat! I feel so.....I don't know.......cheap? Like a mind rape of some sort.....LOL.

Got one locked and loaded and here is to my liberal friends:bonghit: .......as always.....

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Halliburton, the CIA and big tobacco companies are among those identified by top Democratic staff to ABC News as the likely targets for investigation by Democrats in the House.

HAPPY DANCE :dance: HAPPY DANCE :dance:

cutting interest rates for student loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent!

passing the remaining 9/11 Commission recommendations

increasing the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour

allowing federal funding for embryonic stem cell research

Health care reform....

NOW they better END THE WAR!!

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LMAO!!! I'm on a similar page as Hamlet AND BlueCat! I feel so.....I don't know.......cheap? Like a mind rape of some sort.....LOL.

Got one locked and loaded and here is to my liberal friends:bonghit: .......as always.....

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

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See I knew you were one of us all along :D *big kiss*

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Originally Posted by BlueCat

See I knew you were one of us all along :D *big kiss*

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THAT'S IT........time for a shower!!!:eek:

LOL...Have a good one!:jointsmile:

HAHAHAHA you must have looked at the rest of the photos..