tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post1550138333173151779..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Waxman AscendantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-85747308094452366932008-11-20T21:06:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:06:00.000-08:00I'm not sure that's the correct read, Dr.S. Pelos...I'm not sure that's the correct read, Dr.S. Pelosi is strengthening her hand in the House through Waxman for negotiations to come. The Senate is a very different kind of body. The good news is that Obama and Biden - especially Biden - understand the Senate. <BR/><BR/>Bringing in the ex-Clintonians is not a move designed necessarily to make allies on Capitol Hill.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-83386388558303365452008-11-20T09:11:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:11:00.000-08:00It was also reported today that Sen. John Kerry wi...It was also reported today that Sen. John Kerry will take over the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from Biden. So Obama now has a powerful, like-minded ally in another prominent post.<BR/><BR/>Obama is not moving to the center, I think--he is pragmatically moving to cement his control over the Democratic party, to unify it. That's what bringing the Clintons into the fold is all about, I think. If the Dems are unified, they need only pick off one or two votes in the Senate--they need only pay lip service to bipartisanship. That way, we can get some <B>real</B> reforms, at last!Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.com