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Democrats get a wake-up call
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| Contributor | Ced |
| Last Edited | Ced Nov 26, 2003 10:47am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | TV News - National Broadcasting Company MSNBC News |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "In politics, there’s nothing like having the other side steamroll your party — using your own steamroller — to jangle the emotions.
DEMOCRATS HAVE owned the Medicare issue for nearly 40 years. But this week, the Republicans climbed into the driver’s seat and mashed the gas pedal. In closed-door sessions that excluded nearly all Democrats, through rule-bending roll calls, dishing out goodies to friends and twisting arms of the recalcitrant, the Republicans passed $400 billion worth of changes. Democrats spent the day picking carpet fibers out of their hairdos and sorting out their reactions.
Should they be outraged or envious in the face of Republican audacity and discipline? Disheartened or energized by President Bush’s latest victory? This inability to choose a voice, to stick to one path, was a worrisome sign for many Democrats — especially after such a disorienting year for the party. They have been ousted from power at every level from statehouses to governor’s mansions to Congress to the White House; divided over Bush’s decision to invade Iraq; unable to coalesce early behind a presidential challenger." |
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