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This is part of an article which appeared in The Washington Post on Tuesday dealing with the fact that most of the bills passed by the house Democrats aren't getting much notice because of the Iraq situation.
It makes note of the fact that most of the Democrats who appeared on the "Fox News" shows gave the host's a taste of their own medicine.
The One and Only Issue
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Remember the Democrats' first 100 hours?
Haven't heard much about that lately, have you?
The reason is the more than 33,000 hours we've been in Iraq.
Never mind that House Democrats have kept their promise by boosting the minimum wage, loosening federal restrictions on stem-cell research and allowing Medicare to negotiate over drug prices. In a normal environment, these domestic initiatives would be a major deal. But it increasingly seems that the war obliterates everything else.
Are Democrats so pumped up they're unable to be gracious winners these days? The New Republic's Michelle Cottle thinks so:
"There was an epidemic of air rage, in which Democrats invaded hostile Fox TV territory to pummel conservatives--perhaps inspired by Bill Clinton's epic dress-down of Chris Wallace in a September interview. Leading the way was Frank, who ripped into Wallace for 'an odd view of balance' and for asking questions 'aimed at trying to find points of controversy.' He then appeared on 'The O'Reilly Factor,' where he denounced its host as a 'silly would-be district attorney.' (O'Reilly called Frank 'dopey' in response.) Incoming Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel, meanwhile, had a similar postelection duel with Fox's Sean Hannity, whom he addressed as 'Mr. Prosecutor' while mocking Fox's 'Fair and Balanced' slogan.
