What Should a ‘Do Something’ Congress Do?

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The Federalist: What Should a ‘Do Something’ Congress Do?

Not what the President has in mind.

 

By David Corbin and Matt Parks JULY 21, 2014

President Barack Obama announced last week that his “big motto” for the United States Congress is “do something.” After winning the presidency with some other “big” slogans, all the president is asking the Congress to do six years later is to “hope” again. Not just in his ability to bring about real “change” in Washington, but for Congress to believe in its. Congress too can be the one we’ve been waiting for. It can give us “change we can believe in” and take us “forward”–and it can show the folks in America that change doesn’t happen here from the top down, but from the bottom up–like all good things, except the ones that happen from the middle out.

 

House Democrats also love their slogans and responded in lock step a day later, with an “action plan”

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At this point I still prefer a do nothing congress over a do something congress....