[Superman]

Some of you are skeptical of whether the Dems really have an idea what they want to do. In reality, as I say, the Dems like government and know how to run one. In my view, more planning has been done by them in the last 24 hours than the current administration has done in the last six years.

Here is a partial list of my favorite expected outcomes of this voter-driven change of direction:

* The "president's" use of "signing statements" to simply sidestep a new law's effect on his agenda. This will cease.

* Enact September 11 Commission recommendations including stronger oversight of intelligence agencies and privacy-covil liberties issues. Declassify intelligence agency budgets. Finally insist on port, mass transit and chemical and nuclear plant security.

*Hearings on detainee policy and treatment.

* Reauthorize No Child Left Behind, but with some money this time. Increase access to college by lowering tuition costs. Increase education-based tax breaks.

* Repeal subsidies to the oil industry. Use the money on biodiesel, ethanol fuels and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal.

And there are many others more minor. In areas such as

* Stem cell research
* Drug companies gouging Medicare and everyone else. Enable Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies, for example. A forbidden activity under current "administration" policy.
* Hearings to learn about Iraq decisions, policy and especially (this is the good part) "administration" decisions and contracts and relationships with contractors.
* Eliminate current "administration" policies that encourage US companies to move jobs overseas.
* Minimum wage increase (full time employment at the federal minimum wage gets you about $900 per month in earnings before taxes. I'd like to hear from folks who live in a part of this nation where rent, heat, lights, and transportation can be found for this price. No, the typical minimum wage workers does NOT live at home with his parents.)

Et Cetera.........