Is the AP Beginning to Go After a Do-Nothing Democratic Congress? |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 5:28 pm |
| Tags: 2006 congressional, 2008 congressional, george w bush, liberals amp amp democrats, schip, associated press, google news |
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Could this be the start of the same kind of do nothing Congress media push for the Democratic majority that we saw for the Republicans in 2006? The September 25 article Bush Eager for Budget Showdown highlighted the Democrats' failure to send even a single bill to President Bush and even included a few stinging comments. Don't worry, the AP still managed to subtly paint an image of uncaring Republicans thwarting the generous Democrats who just want to make life better by spending more money on domestic projects, while ignoring the legitimate reasons for opposing the bills. The article started out with the Dems' failures (bold mine throughout): The Oct. 1 deadline for completing the 12 annual spending bills funding next year's budgets for 15 Cabinet departments is just a week away, but the Democratic-controlled Congress has yet to send him a single bill. The last time Congress failed to clear a single spending bill by the Oct. 1 deadline occurred in 2002. The AP [ Full article ] |
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