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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (5079)	1/17/2009 7:56:02 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 103300

America is confident of Obama's ability to turn the economy around but is prepared to give him years to deal with the crush of problems he faces. nytimes.com

To: PROLIFE who wrote (5079)	1/18/2009 9:46:11 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

I don't know who Bobby Eberle, is, but to compare Eric Cantor's ability to whip the republicans into shape to the power held by Tom Delay is just not reasonable. Anyone who opposed "the hammer" was cut off from the seat of real power. The republicans in the house and senate today don't have any power. Cantor has little to "whip" them with in terms of threats or inducements. And republicans need to be careful not to be seen as just obstructionist. Many voted for the initial bailout from Bush/Paulson and now that a republican treasury secretary has spent 350 billion (with poor documentation on where it went or what for), to oppose the new Administration's request for the rest of the dough would cast light on how badly the first part was handled by a republican. As for Holder, there is legitimate reason to question his past acts and associations. But he can be confirmed without a single republican vote (and nobody is going to filibuster on him). Mr. Eberle seems to think the republcans still have some kind of power and can exert it by concerted action. Sadly, it is not so. They are like the democrats back in 2002, able to make noise but stop nothing from being done that the other party wants done. Finally, most Americans don't want partisanship for partisanship's sake. Obama is scoring points by meeting with republicans and listening to ideas from all sources. Mr. Eberle seems to prefer a range war instead. One the republicans can't win.