[Pokey78]

another snippet:

But now, advisers to Bush have concluded that he and his staff have no choice but to play an overtly political role in the months before November's elections. Advisers to the president say they have concluded that it is impossible to work with Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) and that they must restore Republican rule in that chamber to have any hope of enacting Bush's agenda.

White House officials "do not have confidence that there is a possibility of governing in a bipartisan way if Daschle is majority leader," said a prominent Republican with close ties to the White House. "The entire Bush agenda for the first term is now hanging in the balance, and that raises the stakes for everybody."

[Lancey Howard]

re: your post #2

Excellent, excellent, excellent!!!

The Bush people better go for the throat. This cycle could be the ideal time to bury the scumbag Democrats.

The gripping hands of decent, traditional American families on the lip of the swirling liberal toilet bowl can hardly take any more stomping by the scumbag Democrats. If the Republicans can gain big, maybe there actually is hope for a country that I have come to believe is all but gone. Maybe the decent, working Americans can finally pull themselves out. Here's hoping Bush and company follow through.

[alnick]

White House officials "do not have confidence that there is a possibility of governing in a bipartisan way if Daschle is majority leader,"

Somewhat of an understatement, wouldn't you say?

[MissAmericanPie]

"The entire Bush agenda for the first term is now hanging in the balance, and that raises the stakes for everybody."

What exactly is the Bush agenda?