Wisdom through the Ages
O Thoth, God of Wisdom and Knowledge, give our leaders in Congress wisdom, clarify and common sense to lead us in to a great year. new GOP majority has vowed to battle President Barack Obama on health care, spending, taxes and other issues. Boehner, the perpetually tanned legislator who rose, fell and rose again in Republican leadership contests over the past two decades, told a packed chamber that Congress must tackle tough issues such as cutting spending and reducing the deficit. "No longer can we kick the can down the road," he said. But far-reaching accords will be difficult in Washington, where Democrats still control the Senate and Obama wields veto powers. In the House, children and grandchildren of new lawmakers fidgeted, temporarily lending lighter moments to a chamber certain to see fierce debates and partisan votes in the next two years. House Republicans, for instance, plan to vote within days to overturn Obama's 2010 health care overhaul, but t...