The logo for the 212th Congress
Even though the Democrats lost the house, the 211th Congress of Nancy Pelosi finished in grand style.
By extending the tax rate structure , repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy on sexual preference , and ratifying the START treaty on nuclear arms with Russia, the so-called “lame duck” Democratic Congress was able to pass significant legislative initiatives and allow President Obama to claim these as his victories before the GOP reclaimed the House in January 2011.
According to the Navy Times, The "lame duckers" also passed a package of improvements in the Post-9/11 GI Bill that includes book allowances for active-duty members, living stipends for distance-learning students and coverage for vocational and apprenticeship classes.
So what should we call this 212th Congress of Speaker John Boehner? It was elected to create jobs but all it talks about is repealing 'job killing " legislation of the Obama administration. It's first pointless act was to repeal America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
This new Congressional act won't even be considered in the Senate and even if it was, Obama would veto it. Nancy Pelosi's The Gavel has become an anti-Obama blog under Boehner that talks about spending cuts, but mentions little about new legislative acts or initiatives.
Boehner's bitchy blog has a distinctly negative tone. See http://www.speaker.gov/blog/default.aspx
The latest House GOP drama centers around the Obama administration's efforts to control the greenhouse emissions of energy companies and other big polluters.
The Supreme Court has said the president can regulate greenhouse emissions. The Republicans plan to draft an act that will reign the president in on going after polluters. This is another act headed to 'nowheresville."
We are still waiting for the first bill that will create jobs from this Congress.
Truly this congress may become one of the least effective in the history of the Republic. One foot is controlled by the country club Republican insiders like Boehner and the other by the Tea Party. It is duck that waddles in circles.
It isn't a "lame duck," it's a "ruptured duck!"
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