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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (121134)	1/6/2001 1:04:16 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<No one with crediblity ever thought this would be easy.>> If that is the case, there are a lot of folks on this board without credibility. A lot of them seem to think that the tax cut is a done deal. One recent example: "Rate cuts will do nothing to stop the tax cut. AG knows that. It is a political commitment and soon to be reality." Message 15121580

To: jlallen who wrote (121134)	1/6/2001 10:11:56 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

JLA, this is the sort of thing I was referring to earlier: With Allies Like These, Who Needs Democrats? Led by House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, the GOP's conservative wing could give the new President fits businessweek.com "Bush isn't overly concerned about the noises coming from conservative advocacy groups. A more serious problem will be handling congressional firebrands, led by House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, who could irreparably harm Bush's chances to succeed. By pushing a divisive, hard-right agenda, DeLay could "make it extremely difficult to bring people together, despite all this happy talk about bipartisanship," frets a Bush adviser. Conservatives are counting on DeLay to be the point man for their activist agenda. On the wish list: big supply-side tax cuts, with special breaks for stay-at-home Moms and religious charities, aggressive action to curb abortion and gay rights, sanctions on nations that persecute religious minorities, and funding for a new anti-missile system. " " The wild card in all this will be DeLay, who argues that the GOP's narrow "sweep" of the 2000 election is a green light for activism. "The conservative base has been waiting for a long time," says Brookings Institution scholar Thomas Mann. "This is time to go full-speed ahead with their agenda." A top DeLay aide says Bush won't let them down. "Bipartisanship doesn't necessitate capitulation," says DeLay spokesman Jonathan M. Baron. "