January 2009?

Michael Barone looks at items near the top of the Democratic wish list if Barack Obama assumes the presidency. They include:

1. Higher taxes on high income earners;
2. Protectionist policies on trade;
3. The fairness doctrine; and
4. Ending the right to secret ballots in union votes.

Because of the current state of the economy and the federal deficit, it is difficult to know how far the Democrats would go with health care reform and carbon reduction legislation.

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