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To: KLP who wrote (16335)	11/16/2003 4:11:54 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793712

Hugh Hewitt he lengthy debate in the Senate these past few days was exactly what the Republicans needed to do --bring attention to the increasing radicalization of the Senate Democrats. The more time that Boxer, Leahy, Kennedy, Levin, Landrieu and the rest of that gang get before the camera, the better off the Republicans are. If John Breaux announces his retirement next week, the GOP will be favored to pick up Senate seats in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Louisiana, and will be rated at least even to do so in Washington State and California, with good prospects in South and North Dakota and Nevada. Republican seats are vulnerable in Illinois and Oklahoma though Jack Ryan is emerging as a strong candidate, and there are plenty of great potential candidates in the Sooner State. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska and Ben Nighthorse Campbell in Colorado are also getting ready to fight hard to hang on to their chairs. hughhewitt.com

To: KLP who wrote (16335)	11/16/2003 4:12:49 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793712

The People elect the Senators, not the staffers. To be fair to the Senators, its practice on the Hill to pile on committee memberships and everything else. Congressmen and Senators have staffers to do just about everything for them, from the actual drafting of legislation, to researching issues. I wonder anymore if our representatives do much else besides showing up on the floor, voting, and run off to press some flesh. I recall reading one freshman Congressman referring to his first day in the Capital as being like getting caught up in a tornado. Derek