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To: geode00 who wrote (172444)	10/13/2005 4:27:06 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bush's fall should give Democrats hope seattlepi.nwsource.com <<...The arrogant mistakes of our one-party federal government are cascading. Voters are noticing. The chaotic scene on the House floor last week, for instance, was symptomatic of a partisan system that is malfunctioning. The GOP leadership kept a vote on energy legislation open for 45 minutes -- well beyond the traditional time limit -- in order to twist arms and reverse the outcome. Democrats, in the minority, angrily shouted "shame, shame" but were powerless to stop the travesty. It was the fifth time in the Bush era the GOP lawmakers defiantly manipulated voting time to swing the outcome their way. In 2003, a three-hour confrontation over the Medicare prescription drug bill raised accusations of outright bribery to change votes. Bush is enduring the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. In a speech last week he tried once again to tie Iraq to the broader fight against terror. But his words did not wipe out images of soldiers and civilians dying in an unnecessary war...>>