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To: tejek who wrote (137015)	5/23/2001 5:54:14 PM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583516

Ted, here is the most telling quote I've found on this issue: A senior leadership aide said Lott was considering the idea of creating a new Republican leadership position for Jeffords. "Our leadership is willing to do whatever it takes to remain a majority in the U.S. Senate," said the GOP aide. Maybe they can pull a Florida and change the Constitution to add a few seats to the Senate and have them made by "presidential appointment" :) These guys are desperate to keep the neo-conservative Bush agenda on-course. Fact is.. even if they lose control of the Senate..they still will more then likely win the majority share of votes in the Senate due to the fact a few Democrats generally vote with them anyhow... the panic this is creating in the Republican party amuses me... By the way.. the response to the above statement and to the fact some moderate Republicans were trying to persuade him to change his mind? ...But a source close to Jeffords said he will not change his mind about leaving the Republican Party, and that he delayed his announcement as a courtesy to his moderate Republican colleagues. Glad to see there is at least 1 principled Republican -or ex-Republican as it were... I thought that party was full of like-minded sheep that did whatever Bush told them to... nice to see at least 1 prove me wrong... and look what happens when you try to vote objectively: Many Republicans believe Jeffords single-handedly sank Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut -- forcing the White House to negotiate with moderate Democrats on the smaller $1.35 trillion figure. Republicans have been whispering since then about making Jeffords pay a price for disloyalty. One possibility would be to kill the Northeast dairy compact that allows Vermont dairy farmers to charge more for milk. This perhaps exposes a rift in the moderate wing of the Republican party.. perhaps there will be some more defections later on down the line. If this happens, it is to me the beginning of moderate Republicans figuring out that there is no place for them in the modern Republican Party," Gephardt said. "This sends a clear message that while the Republicans talk of bipartisanship, they fail to do anything in a bipartisan way," Gephardt said. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, predicted some Republicans in the House would take note of Jeffords' action, and as a result progress on the tax bill and some of the president's other priorities would likely be slowed. "The more light that shines on this, the longer it is going to take," Rangel said. "There are some responsible Republicans in the House who are going to take a long, hard look at the way they have been treated by the Republican leadership." cnn.com