Not to mention that Bush was trying to put together a cabinet for months. The Dems kept blocking all his choices especially after Jeffords jumped. Gore kept the election up in the air for a month and then the Dems blocked everything Bush tried to do. EIGHT MONTHS? What about 8 years, Billy Jeff?
Weren't most of Bush's major cabinet positions awaiting votes until what May?
In addition, there was the international incident in April of 2001 when a U.S. Navy P-3 surveillance plane was forced down over Hainin Island, China. Our aviators were "detained" for nearly three weeks while delicate negotiations were underway. Even after our valiant servicepeople were freed, there was a lot of diplomacy going on for months.