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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (32388)	2/5/1999 6:36:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 67261

Poor fellow! Having got drubbed in the impeachment battle, DD is now taking it out on a hapless brokerage company! :-)

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (32388)	2/5/1999 6:46:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 67261

Party Heads Plan Tough Talk for House G.O.P. at Retreat nytimes.com Michelle, it's nice that DD has left this august forum (knock on wood), but does anybody have any ideas for getting him to leave the great state of Wisconsin? Makes me a bit nervous knowing he's out there somewhere. Anyway, this one isn't as amusing as the other times articles of the day. Some Republicans seem to be aware of a problem, anyway. One of the bearers of the bad news, to be delivered at a Republican retreat in Williamsburg, Va., that starts on Thursday night, will be Rep. Thomas Davis of Virginia, the blunt new chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the party's fund-raising arm. Republican aides said that Davis would tell members that the historical tide was against them, since they had lost seats in the last two elections. They said that while the impeachment of President Clinton had hurt the party for now, it would be less of a factor in 2000 than if Republicans failed to articulate a clear message. "The Democrats are beating us on crime, taxes and Social Security," said a top Republican aide who insisted on anonymity. "We've got to get back on track and redefine who we are. If we don't, we're dead in the water." With an eye on national polls that show their party in free-fall, Republican members are already expressing concern about their own re-elections next year. Rep. Brian Bilbray, a moderate from California who won re-election with 49 percent of the vote in 1998, is spearheading a group he calls "the majority makers." . . . The retreat comes as the Senate's impeachment trial of President Clinton overshadows all other activity on Capitol Hill, including attempts by House Republican leaders to roll out legislation. The leaders are planning to advise members at the retreat that as soon as the trial ends, they need to try to grab the initiative on big issues like Social Security and Medicare to win back voter confidence. . . . The retreat also comes as other party leaders are displaying growing impatience with congressional Republicans. Gov. George Pataki of New York, who has complained before that Republicans in Washington have done a disservice to the party, is embarking on a national road show to try to restore the party's image. "I think they've gotten off on the wrong track," Pataki, who is also exploring his potential as a candidate for national office, told NBC News on Thursday. "They haven't come up with a list of positive changes that are going to improve the country and improve people's lives."