Seems like the “Gang that Can’t Shoot Straight”? Welcome to a Congress totally controlled by the Democratic Party.
Already the President-elect’s economic stimulus is under fire from his side of the aisle and Mr. Obama has had to intervene in the Harry Reid — Roland Burris — Blago mess.
And the sudden disapproval of Leon Panetta, though it faded, cast some doubt on Democratic unity.
With a clear majority in Congress, a President-elect like we’ve never had before and an inauguration promising to bring out the largest crowds ever, how in the world could a dishonored Governor in Illinois and his antics give the Democratic Party a black eye?
Team Obama has had its troubles too….
Careless errors led to inadequate vetting of Bill Richardson, Mr Obama’s choice for commerce secretary, who withdrew his nomination last week after it emerged he is under investigation for steering state funds in New Mexico, where he is governor, to a political donor.
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Backtrack in motion. Senate-designate Roland Burris talks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Reid’s office on Capitol Hill, January 7, 2009.(Larry Downing/Reuters)
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/
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