Monday, November 13, 2006
Murtha V. Hoyer, Base V. Pols, Cats V. Dogs [Jonah Goldberg]
Prediction: Even before Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the new speaker, there will be a spate of stories about how the honeymoon is over. Recall the last time we saw a Democratic transition to power: 1992. Bill Clinton came in and almost immediately short-circuited his first 100 Days by feuding over gays in the military and feminist "bean counters" demanding a skirt at DOJ. I think we are poised to see something similar from the Democrats as all the pent up demand tops the levees Pelosi et al are trying to set up. Pelosi is not as sharp as Clinton, hasn't thought as much about this transition as Clinton did about his, and the House is a lot harder to organize than the White House. It should be fun to watch, but "new politics" it won't be.
11/13 09:32 AM
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