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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
How will the Senate GOP divvy up the spoils?
Now that the Republicans have extended their lead in the Senate, it appears as though their next step is to consolidate that control by freezing out the Democrats. The Hill's Alexander Bolton explains in a story entitled "Frist, Reid clash over 66-33 split":
Some day, whether it's in two years or twenty, they will get what's coming to them and I can't wait to see how they deal with it.
The Republicans want control over two-thirds of each committee’s resources, but Democrats have called that unacceptable. They want a 50-50 split in the 109th Congress or, at worst, a division reflecting the 55-44 GOP advantage.One of the scariest things about the current Republican majority is that they truly believe in a one-party system. Although the Democrats were undoubtedly corrupt during their 40 years in control of the House and 34 years in the Senate, the scale of the GOP's power-lust is remarkable.
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A Democratic aide said a 60-40 division of committee resources in favor of Republicans may be the eventual compromise.
Some day, whether it's in two years or twenty, they will get what's coming to them and I can't wait to see how they deal with it.
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