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To: g_w_north who wrote (154268)	10/30/2002 3:06:06 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583656

The entire thing is starting to sound like a catfight They (Dems) have behaved in a totally unseemly manner. The Republicans have shown more consideration for Wellstone than have his own sons. Jesse Ventura and his wife are said to have walked out of the ceremony, and Jesse has said he may not appoint a Democrat on an interim basis to fill the seat. Even Jesse, a fairly liberal guy, is pissed.

To: g_w_north who wrote (154268)	10/30/2002 3:13:07 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1583656

The entire thing is starting to sound like a catfight. Bush did not go to Wellstone's funeral because there was no 'precedent', which of course is complete BS, as Clinton attended John Chafee's funeral and there were some other examples going back 30 or more years. The Democrats in return turned down Vice President Cheney's offer to attend, which in itself is a bit of a slap in the face. (Reminds me of the backlash our Prime Minister received after it was announced that his deputy prime minister would be greeting the queen on her recent visit instead of him personally. Needless to say, things changed quickly). The situation was obviously such that the administration figured it probably would have boosted the Democratic campaign too much if Bush was to appear in person. The truth is neither Cheney nor Bush were wanted at the the memorial service..........it was for 'family' in the broadest use of the term, and neither the Prez nor the VP are 'family'. Naturally, Dems. in general don't like Bush, and in MN he is an affront to all that Minnesotans consider important. Think in terms of the hate that the Quebecois have had at times for Ottawa and that's what you've got going with the Dems. When you've got H. Clinton publicly stating that Bush was selected to be president as opposed to elected, you know the breach has dropped to a whole new level. Besides, Bush didn't want to lose MN......he probably would have anyway....but he thought he had a chance until Wellstone was killed in the crash. From what I understand, the Bush administration has done the most mid term campaigning of any president over the last 30 years. They feel they have a lot on the line and are playing very cutthroat. Imagine the Clintons, Kennedy and Bush in the same room a week before a bitterly fought election. Personally, I believe it would have helped the Republicans if he had shown up. He could have shown his 'bipartisan' nature. <g> Yeah, right! Bush has a bipartisan nature and we have two bridges we'll sell Canada real cheap. <g> ted