Friday, 16 March 2012

How far have political parties gained influence in Congress? Now even Republican moderates are turning to the right.



Fred Upton - one of the few Republicans considered a moderate, consensus seeking House member has turned away from bipartisan, "across the aisle" agreements.


Now this ascending group of House Republicans appears to be clear on one thing: They have a chance to reject the sitting president’s agenda and possibly unseat him in a year’s time. And Upton, ever a competitor, is determinedly part of that mission.
That makes onetime Democratic allies wonder what became of their friend Fred, who once pushed for mandates that all light bulbs be more energy-efficient but who now upbraids the Environmental Protection Agency for protecting the environment.

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