tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post4949005959072748897..comments2023-06-26T10:02:55.794-05:00Comments on RightSideProject: Politics of Fear?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-68237259279997231882009-01-08T11:08:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:08:00.000-06:00Democrats have an historic opportunity here. I ha...Democrats have an historic opportunity here. I have read in places that it is a once in a generation opportunity but I think it is even less frequently occuring than that. First, they have almost complete control of Washington, DC. This is the once in a generation part. One can argue that the Republicans had control but the reality was that the filibuster power of the minority party in the Senate was used to great effect by the Dems. This will be a very difficult lever for Rebulicans to use given the head count. Where we go off the charts in terms of the opportunity is that the financial crisis gives the Obama administration the ability to expand executive powers in a way that is unprecedented since the FDR administration. Reich and others that see this opportunity will say whatever they need to to get the things done they want before the 2010 election, which will almost certainly reduce the Dems' Congressional majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com