Carl Lavin On Washington And The World
Publication: Forbes
Carl Lavin
December 23, 2007
The Big Trend
Campaigns and conventions will make plenty of noise as official Washington hopes to mask a lack of real action. With any budget decisions for 2009 likely to be reshaped by a new administration and a new Congress, both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue will focus on rhetoric over results. Democratic committee chairs and would-be chairs will rake in campaign contributions, as the business world expects the party to solidify control of Congress. President Bush, pushing aside the distractions of war and encouraged by an upturn in poll ratings, will polish his role as statesman.
Campaigns and conventions will make plenty of noise as official Washington hopes to mask a lack of real action. With any budget decisions for 2009 likely to be reshaped by a new administration and a new Congress, both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue will focus on rhetoric over results. Democratic committee chairs and would-be chairs will rake in campaign contributions, as the business world expects the party to solidify control of Congress. President Bush, pushing aside the distractions of war and encouraged by an upturn in poll ratings, will polish his role as statesman.
