That article is from the middle of September. Offshore drilling ban expired quietly without a fuss on September 30th. A CR funding the government into next year has already passed. And no Congressional session (lame duck or otherwise) can pass a bill that would be signed by the next President. All bills not signed, vetoed or otherwise dealt with expire with the close of the session they were introduced in. Anything passed before Jan. 20th would be dealt with by Bush. Any bills they want Obama to sign would have to be introduced in the new Congress, composed of the currently elected representatives (as of the 20th).
I have no idea if there will be a fight for the leadership. I hope there is, but that's a matter for after the elections. That article does not say what you think it says. judah On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:23 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I can understand wanting divided government. But what in the hell >> makes you think that Reid and Pelosi would push Obama around? Reid and >> Pelosi are total wusses. Have you not watched them capitulate again >> and again and again? Ugh. > > http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-weigh-lame-duck-session-make-recess-plans-2008-09-18_2.html > > I don't think they have to push very hard. The take on the "lame > duck" session is that if Obama wins, Pelosi and Reid are going to have > a LD session in which they line up a long series of bills for Obama to > sign on his second or third day in office. They don't have to push > too hard for Obama to sign things. > > Though personally, I think that with the way things stand currently, > the layout of both houses could change by then as well! > > Hatton > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:274150 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
