Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Now What?
Where is it that we're going
First things first, Congress is coming back to finish up the still pending appropriation bills and will have to act of raising the debt limit so we don't go bankrupt. So that will be the focus of attention for us in the near term here in DC.
After that we can look for indication of the direction of Bush II from the pending cabinet shuffle. It was widely reported that Attorney General Ashcroft, who has been in poor health, was looking to step down. Rumsfeld, who's been under wraps since the prison abuse scandal, is also reported to be on the block. Will Powell stick around? These announcements will give us some indication of the direction in which we're headed.
Finally, we still face great challenges, not only on the foriegn relations front, but here at home too. We still have a jobs deficit, health care coverage is a continuing problem, social security is ticking like a bomb and then there's the deficit. Challenges that I wouldn't wish on anyone. Will the House and Senate be able to get to business or will they get caught up in inter-partisan battles that doomed the energy bill in the last two sessions? If they can't get back to business, who'll be the new scapegoat?
We shall see. We shall see.
First things first, Congress is coming back to finish up the still pending appropriation bills and will have to act of raising the debt limit so we don't go bankrupt. So that will be the focus of attention for us in the near term here in DC.
After that we can look for indication of the direction of Bush II from the pending cabinet shuffle. It was widely reported that Attorney General Ashcroft, who has been in poor health, was looking to step down. Rumsfeld, who's been under wraps since the prison abuse scandal, is also reported to be on the block. Will Powell stick around? These announcements will give us some indication of the direction in which we're headed.
Finally, we still face great challenges, not only on the foriegn relations front, but here at home too. We still have a jobs deficit, health care coverage is a continuing problem, social security is ticking like a bomb and then there's the deficit. Challenges that I wouldn't wish on anyone. Will the House and Senate be able to get to business or will they get caught up in inter-partisan battles that doomed the energy bill in the last two sessions? If they can't get back to business, who'll be the new scapegoat?
We shall see. We shall see.
