The Obama-Pelosi Lame Duck Strategy
that party leaders are planning an ambitious, lame-duck session to muscle
through bills in December they don't want to defend before November.
Retiring or defeated members of Congress would then be able to vote for
sweeping legislation without any fear of voter retaliation. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704293604575343262629361470.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
