>Anonymous sources are all very well and I have no doubt that there is
>pressure from the credit card companies, but any theory of absolute Dem
>malfeasance has to explain why the delay? The forward motion of the bill has
>been in Daschle's hands since it was passed in the Senate and he has not
>advanced it. So what's blocking his action?
>
>As far as Congressional politics, I live in a world of committee votes,
>parliamentary rules of procedure, conference committees, motions to table and
>so on. Ephemeral "moving bills along" don't meet any standard of serious
>analysis.
Nathan, my info comes from someone who knows the process and issue very very well. It may not meet your standard of "serious analysis," but I think what's really wrong is that it doesn't conform to your picture of the Democrats.
Doug