Monday, November 17, 2008

News from the Senate

US Republican Senate sources tell me...

That the Senate GOP will elect its leadership tomorrow--expect no major changes.

The lame duck session will be dominated by legislative maneuvering regarding the proposed $25 billion auto industry bailout--see my previous post.

Not many Republicans in Senate support it, and it's not clear if many Democrats do.

Which is why, according to a story I just saw on Shepherd Smith's Fox Report, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is looking to attach the auto bailout to a larger bill.

Larger than $25 billion? Ugh.

Looking ahead to the next Congress, the Senate GOP will play an important role, serving as a moderating influence against the incoming administration, Reid, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

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2 comments:

the wolf said...

I fear that the true moderate in the Obama, Reid, Pelosi triumvirate is going to be Obama. Ok, by "true" I mean "relative." That's scary.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Obama has Rahm Emmanuel too.
And he's talking about closing
Gitmo. Yeah, this is scary.