"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

What hell difference does it make if the bills are PURELY democrat
initiatives. The WHOLE POINT is that bills should be bipartisan.
What you've said makes no sense.

It makes perfect sense, Jon. Bush #41 was ****ed because he was not able to
pass any purely GOP initiatives. Don't forget that he did sign a number of
bills into law during his term of office, for example, the "read my lips--no
new taxes" luxury tax that drove a substantial number of marine
manufacturers out of business, among others. He was able to get a few of
his pet items through Congress, but only as riders or amendments, and he
paid a high price in doing so, allowing democrat pork and such to pass as
well.

Clinton faced the same problem with a republican congress. His post-94
signings were things such as NAFTA, a bipartisan effort. Clinton, too, got
a few of his pet initiatives passed, but once again only with the price of
GOP pork, etc.

But federalized health care will never be a bipartisan issue in this half
century. The members of Congress on the right side of the aisle will oppose
any initiative Kerry and his minions propose. And a lot of centrist
democrats will too. It's hollow campaign rhetoric.

Max