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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Neocon who wrote (296386)	9/13/2002 9:06:34 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (3) of 769670

Are the Dems Getting Nervous? Plus: The tackiest 9/11 tie-in ... By Mickey Kaus Updated Friday, September 13, 2002, at 2:07 AM PT Hmm. It seems like only a few weeks ago Democrats were acting as if they didn't care whether Congress reauthorized the 1996 welfare reform law this year or put off the issue until next year. The Dems seemed to believe they were going to retake Congress and could get a better deal next year anyway. But now Democrats are urging Majority Leader Daschle to take up the welfare issue and emitting let's-make-a-deal cooing noises. Why? Possible theories: Theory #1: Democrats (as predicted in this space) realize they are now in a bad position going into the election. The Republican House has done its work and passed a bill. The Democratic Senate has not, in part because the Finance Committee's version veered off to the left --by, for example, allowing education to substitute for work. ('Go on the dole, and we'll pay you to go to school!') That leaves Daschle legitimately vulnerable to the charge that he's obstructed a popular bill. Worse, it leaves Democratic House members on record as having voted against the Bush-supported welfare reform in the House. (Many may have assumed they'd get a second chance to support a compromise bill, but they won't if there's no deal.) Theory #2: Maybe Democrats are no longer so sure they're going to retake the House and hold the Senate. ... 1:45 A.M. slate.msn.com

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