Changing Of The Guard
By Linda Chavez
January 5, 2007
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And the Democrats can't claim much of a mandate on other issues either. Raising taxes -- even if Democrats argue it is only on "the rich" -- doesn't play well with most Americans. Immigration, another important issue that should be dealt with, is nettlesome for the Democrats as well as the Republicans. And real Social Security and Medicare reform would entail hard choices about limiting future benefits, which Democrats are terrified of addressing.
So for all the hoopla and the changing of the guard, it's not likely much of real significance will happen in Congress in the next 100 hours, days or even weeks. Ten or 12 years from now, we'll likely look back on this week as more atmospherics than substance.
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Linda Chavez is the author of "An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal."
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