Word: beltways
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...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...
...even if Washington does show signs of cooperation, one Beltway veteran pointed out to TIME.com, there will be sharp disagreements over what issues to tackle first. "When you look at what legislation is considered ripe for bipartisan compromise, the two parties are split: The Democrats talk about coming together on campaign finance reform and a patients' bill of rights, while the Republicans want to focus on abolishing the estate tax or a ban on partial birth abortion." All issues that have garnered significant bipartisan support in the past - but not exactly the legislative trifles one might expect an evenly split...
...talk shows, in the Beltway, in outer Republican circles, absolutely - its started already. But not in Austin. George W. Bush, in his pool-camera photo-op Monday after the Supreme Court non-ruling, stopped resolutely short of Dick Cheney's "I do think he should concede" statement on Sunday. And Bush, so slow to the microphone throughout the legal wrangling, won't be at all tempted to join Cheney on the hard line now. He can afford to be quiet...