Monday, October 16, 2006

Can Pelosi and Bush get along? They will need each other's help if Dems win House, analysts say


Given the electorates anger, at the moment, how can Bush be so sure that the Goopers can retain control of the House?

Election theft? Denial? Obliviousness?

If he maintains control of the Senate and the House, through election chicanery, can he be sure of retaining control of the people?

Can Pelosi and Bush get along? / They will need each other's help if Dems win House, analysts say:

'If Democrats are in control of the House, the president will have to listen,'' Pelosi said. 'The only way to deal with him is as a co-equal branch of government.'' As speaker, Pelosi would probably be Bush's most visible opponent until Democrats settle on a presidential candidate in 2008. She would have a critical role in deciding how deeply the House should investigate the administration, though she has insisted that she has no appetite for impeachment. 'We don't have time for that,'' Pelosi responded last week in Portland, Ore., when a participant at a forum suggested that impeachment proceedings should be the first order of business for a Democratic House. 'We're about the future, and we're going forward.'' The White House dismissed the premise of a question regarding how Bush might work with a Speaker Pelosi. 'The president fully intends to maintain control of the House and the Senate and looks forward to working with (Republican) Speaker (Dennis) Hastert,'' White House spokesman Peter Watkins said.

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