Democracy thrives on debate, and this is supposed to be the prime season for it. In the fall before midterm elections, parties raise money and force the other guys to make hard votes. Usually. Not this time. With Senate Democrats hanging on by one vote and Republicans just six-seats ahead in the House, along came September 11th. Goodbye healthcare debates and campaign finance reform wrangling. Instead of shouting across the aisle, Members of Congress joined together on the steps of the Capitol, sang in unison, and politics took a vacation.
Now, the folks on The Hill are walking a fine line, looking to demonstrate a united front to the world, without handing a rubber stamp to the White House.
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Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA), Gail Chaddock, Congressional reporter with Christian Science Monitor
