Reporters Carl Hulse and Robert Pear teamed up in the New York Times to lament the decline of cooperation in Congress a hypocritical stretch in particular for Hulse, whose reporting invariably has a partisan Democratic tone. The slant was clear in this survey of wisdom from four retiring congressmen, two Democrats and two Republicans. While dubious talk of compromise emanated from the mouths of fiery liberals Rep. Henry Waxman and Sen. Tom Harkin, painting themselves in flattering fashion, the Republicans were quoted as having to fend off extremists on their right flank.
Congress and President Bush should take a moresensible approach to farm policy this year. Instead ofrubberstamping the status quo, they should return to themarket-based approach embodied in the 1996 Freedom to Farm Act.
Energy is critical to the operation of our economy and the maintenance and improvement of our standard of living. Restricting access to energy hurts the economy, drives income down, and, ofcourse, drives up prices of other goods. Opening access to our ownpetroleum reserves can help our economy as it helps restrain risingenergy costs.
Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams, viewed as strong candidates by their party, will be running against President Biden’s low ratings as well as their G.O.P. rivals.
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