Congressmen are already frustrated over Pelosi's divisiveness. In the "Six for 2006" bills presented by the Democrats, the Dems refused to allow any ammendments in a zero compromise position. Committee members were not allowed to review the bills or propose ammendments to them. Essentially, the bills were ramrodded through.
Nancy Pelosi campaigned with strong rhetoric about problems with partisan politics and the need to work together. It doesn't look like things have improved if the first 100 days are any indication.
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My burning question is which will expire first the "100 Hours" or an actual 100 days.
As far as the bills that are being passed, they are pretty thin gruel at best. Most are misguided, but the more controversial, the less teeth they seem to have. They are long on rhetoric, short on action.
Seems familiar somehow. My guess is that Pelosi is just as afraid of Democratic Amendments as Republican ones. The last thing she wants for her new congress at this point is any shred of responsibility, or being on record for something that could possibly turn unpopular. Look for more non-binding carping, because that is what America voted for.
Republicans came by such behavior honestly, after all they had 40 years to learn under the previous Democratic majority. History did not begin in 1994.
Thing is, Republicans didn't run under the banner of a bipartisan cooperation in 1994, the theme was "they haven't led, we will." Democrats promised a new era of openness and cooperation. It hasn't even lasted 100 hours, (if they can get through the first 100 hours by the next election.) Hypocracy indeed.
In contrast:
Congressman Shadegg reports that in 1995 the Democrats were granted plenty of room by the GOP to the tune of 154 amendments to the 24 Contract for America bills of which 48 were adopted on the House floor. As for allowing the normal process of committee review, unlike Pelosi, the GOP allowed 19 of the 24 to go to committee where Democrats proposed 98 ammendments with 9 adopted in committee.
That's bipartisanship.
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