controversial decisions and actions that the Democrats have put off for after the election.She mentions
Obamacare rate increases, Keystone Pipeline, immigration action, and the report on Bowe Bergdahl's desertion.
Then she links to a piece by Tom Bevan, entitled "Is Democrats' Kick-the-Can Strategy Backfiring?" Bevan writes:
The number of significant issues they have attempted to kick down the road and dodge until after the midterms is substantial -- and growing by the day.Read more of Betsy here.
The Keystone XL pipeline, having already been punted by the president in two previous elections, remains in limbo, buried deep within the bowels of the State Department.
In April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would delay issuing a regulation forcing new power plants to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions until after the midterm elections.
In September, President Obama, at the behest of vulnerable Senate Democrats -- and to the chagrin of many Latinos -- decided to delay taking executive action on immigration until after November.
This week we learned that Obama acquiesced to another request by Senate Democrats: to delay naming a new attorney general until after the election for fear that a “controversial nominee” might harm their 2014 midterm chances.
Read more of Tom here.
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