Washington Post: An article that looks at the political battle between the Congressional Leaders on the Democratic Side. The House and the Senate work on a different level, in the House the majority rules, in the Senate it needs over sixty votes to work. The row at its centre is based on the fact that LIBERAL pressure groups have a lot of influence in the House, they give the money, and all Democrats are up for election, the Senate is different, Senators serve six years and the Democrats look good for next year, but at the present they still need Republican votes to pass Bills. The core problem for the House is that the base wants out of Iraq and the Leaders in the House cant move the Senate and thus they have to fold and give the Administration what it wants, the base in not happy, but the House leadership is caught between a rock and hard place. Very informative article on the process of government in the United States.
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