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...Perhaps it doesn't much matter at this point who gets the fleeting leg up - outside the Beltway, few minds have been or will be changed by a purely academic debate over political one-upmanship. Voters who railed against Ashcroft's nomination will probably continue to feel betrayed by the new president and will rally behind 42 of 50 Senate Democrats. Those who supported Ashcroft's candidacy will feel vindicated, and stand behind his champions in the Senate...
...Instead, we're stuck making excuses to our co-workers, most of who have taken to giggling uncontrollably whenever the topic of our Beltway job search comes up. We were never serious, we say (especially to our bosses). We thought it would just be a lark, we say, and we laugh. But behind the laughter, we, for perhaps the first time, truly know pain...
...Across the Capitol steps, New Jersey governor and Beltway newbie Christie Todd Whitman was also being grilled - but in a considerably less raucous setting. Whitman was asked politely by the Environment and Public Works committee (whose members include Hillary Clinton) about her plans to enact new environmental laws and her record in New Jersey. Whitman emphasized the need for a sweeping environmental policy, "led by the states," she said, "but with a strong role for federal government...
...Bush transition team asked her to send along a resume, but she hasn't heard anything. She salutes the mantra of smaller government and more individual responsibility, but she believes "more hands-on involvement from Republicans" would help them better understand the complexities of life beyond the Beltway and the boardroom...
...bring home a deal that includes the Haram al-Sharif and tackles the very touchy refugee problem to his own hawks' satisfaction, he'll go down in Palestinian infamy and quite possibly be blown up himself by militants. Or so he says. This is Middle East peace, not some Beltway budget battle, and Arafat is under some very serious pressure to come out on top at the negotiating table...