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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (124293)	7/9/2005 9:20:03 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 794030

Gee, if there philosophies are so very close how come almost nobody will cross the aisle? Now, unless you are making the argument that Democratic party loyalty is so tight that they will vote against bills they would otherwise favor, rather than lend any aid to Bush, you have to admit that the two parties are of different opinions regarding tax cuts You are well aware that the nature of political power is the root cause of such polarization when it comes to votes on the Senate or House floors. But, that aside, I'm not claiming that Reps & Dems are identical. The Dems would well like to raise taxes the few % needed to balance the budget. The Reps will fight hard for a few % less. The polarising votes on the Hill are over those few %. Don't you understand that? Following your mode of reasoning, all Dems want 100% tax rate, while all Reps want 0 taxes (heck why be modest, why not go for negative taxes). Gee, it ain't so!