I personally favor skipping a lame duck session and barring that pass nothing but an interim spending bill—I think its clear that with no budget resolution that very few if any of the spending bills will pass before Congress adjourns for the election.

So this fall we will see an temporary spending bill–I would prefer one for 3-4 months until January but what are the chances of that?

I see no chance that Pelosi/Reid pass on a lame duck session

passing significant spending cuts shortly before the election might be the only thing that maintains a Dem majority.

Thankfully, they will never let that happen.

Seems that the senate election in MA might be more important than anyone realizes. Without that 40th vote in the senate we might have been looking at a horrific session between election day and the new congress being sworn in.

Now we should get all the fence sitters in the house and senate to give their opinion about passing legislation during a lame duck congress. Could definitely swing some districts if it is played right.

Only one-third of the senate is up for re-election in November, so the other two-thirds of senators will have to think twice about any lame-duck session votes that would be looked at negatively by their constituents.

The opposite is true in the House, where every representative is up for re-election, but without the Senate, the house has no power to pass laws, so we may be safe.

I realize this would require a constitutional amendment (in other words – fat chance), but it’s 2010 already. Waiting 3 months to seat the new Congress is outdated and unnecessary.

Anyone not retaining a seat after an election cycle should immediately lose any voting privileges in Congress. This is kind of common sense isn’t it? We are far removed from the days where our Congress members could be counted on to do what is morally and ethically correct.

That this piece of trash Gregg voted Yes for the Wise Latina of months of saying he was undecided.

Now he’s also undecided on Kagan, how do you think he’ll end up voting??

why it is not possible to introduce a “Massive Spending Cut Bill”. It has as much chance of passing as the monstrous tax hike plan. But no, we have to persist in this hideous charade where we pretend that everything the Federal Government does is necessary and proper, and woefully underfunded.

Color me unimpressed on a number of levels. Especially in the area of marketing savvy.

1) Where John F. Kerry represents as a Senator and votes for tax hikes.

2) Where John F. Kerry parks his yacht to avoid local taxation.

That any tax increase, fees or assessments Congress passes are first tried out on both Houses of Congress,Cabinet Members, any appointed Czars, their assorted staffs, sycophants, consultants, advisory foundations, etc.

Should be interesting. Yes?

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Gregg is a smart man. He is usually on the right side, but even allowing his name to be associated with this idea of a big tax increase from a lame-duck Congress raises big questions, old and new.

First, the old. Why did he ALMOST become Commerce Secretary under Emperor Obama, when he was a public proponent for eliminating the Department? Then, why did he change his mind?

And, new, why would he even consider raising taxes in today’s economy? This tells me he doesn’t get it; he’s one of the Ruling Class without a clue about the Country Class.

Finally, is this why he is retiring from the Senate? He’s doing the right thing, because he’s apparently overstayed his welcome. Floating the idea of big new taxes, including a VAT, should end the career of any Republican politician, and any Democrat we can nail at the ballot box, too.

These jackasses and LibPubs are starting to leave us with fewer and fewer alternatives.

I want to see a “Mr Smith goes to Washington” type speech for ever event with Republicans blocking any attempt at to get the floor for the lame duck stuff that the Obamaommunist will try