Posted on 01/11/2005 3:13:45 PM PST by Angry Republican
George W. Bush will be our 43rd president, having squeaked by on the thinnest of margins: a handful of undimpled votes in the state of Florida, two votes in the Electoral College and one vote in the United States Supreme Court. Now, he is getting a lot of advice on how to reach out to the left and compromise his way through the next four years.
In the comic strip "Peanuts," time and time again, Lucy would offer to hold the football for Charlie Brown to kick, only to pull that ball right out from under him just before his toe made contact, leaving poor Charlie flat on his back. He never learned.
In our real life saga, we have Tom Daschle and Dick Gephardt making a similar offer to the president-elect with Jesse Jackson and his friends in the media urging him on. Will Mr. Bush be able to resist the temptation to set aside the promises he made during the campaign in order to get along with the radical left who are just waiting for a chance to pull the ball of opportunity out from under him?
When the Texas governor makes the trip to Capitol Hill this week for courtesy calls on the president, vice president and the leaders of Congress, he would do well to spend a little time with Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., for a lesson in survival tactics.
When Dr. Bartlett was elected to represent the 6th District of Maryland, he broke a Democratic stronghold that had existed there for the better part of half a century.
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I've met Bartlett, when he was my Rep. Good guy. Now I have the privelege of having Elijah Cummings, thanks to the joys of redistricting. I've also breakfasted with Barbara Mikulski, who just about comes up to my sternum. Never met Sarbanes, though, but then he hides out until election time comes round again.
What a great role model. Why haven't we heard more about this honorable man?
He's probably too modest to be yet another loud mouth politician.
Roscoe is an absolutely fabulous man. I have had the privilege of serving as his intern. He makes all of the constituents in the Sixth district glad to have him at bat for us!!
Rep Roscoe Bartlett is being a fruitcake on peak oil.
Says we are doomed.
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