We are in a twilight period now, between the lame-duck administration of President Bush and the new administration of President-Elect Obama. Bush doesn't really have the clout to govern right now, except in the most obvious and urgent matters, and Obama doesn't have the power or the authority to do anything, except issue statements.
It's a bit unsettling therefore, because the economy continues to collapse in slow-mo. Every day brings more reports of companies going bankrupt, massive layoffs, increases in housing foreclosures, etc. Yet even the bailout plan is not going well, let alone any other plan to address the full range of economic issues.
This long period of time between the election and the inauguration is making less and less sense. Why don't we think about reducing it to about 30 days or less. Remember the inauguration used to be in March, if I'm not mistaken. It's been changed before, and we could (and should) think about doing it again.
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