When the copyeds at CQ top a piece with the hed Democrats' Domestic Agenda Hits Gridlock I'm inclined (call me naive!) to believe that this is not a partisan hit.

I've mentioned before that the calendar is not on the side of Dem production: from here on, there are loads of distractions, in terms of recesses, the prez primaries, massive bread-and-butter bills (apps; defense, ESEA, Agricultural Act (re)authorization).

The opportunities for discretionary legislative output this year are closing fast.

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When it comes to flipping control of Congress in November, the polls say yes, yes, yes! and more or less everything the Dem leadership does screams no, no, no!

As witness the latest (final?) version of the (supposed) equivalent to the 1994 GOP Contract with America: New Direction for America (link to PDF at bottom of page).

Or, as it's now more snappily known, Six for '06.

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