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Old 10-12-04, 02:02 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by daddydirt
vote republican? is that what the dems were doing
the bills are sponsored, created and written by republicans, in committees chaired and controlled by republicans. the last-minute items that create such animosity and distrust of the corrupted process are snuck in by republicans. finally the bill is signed into law by a republican. the influence of democrats over the form a bill now takes is negligible. they can either obstruct the process and get nothing - or vote for it and at least get something, however seriously flawed. but they can't get what they want. the bill you see is the bill the republicans wanted, not the democrats. you’re really too modest. it's a thoroughly republican world in washington atm and the praise or blame lies with them.

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