Word: bickerfest
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...Republicans figure they've got a trump card: Bush. Not only is he apparently a compassionate guy, he's running for president - and, apparently, winning - on the very theme of ending partisan standoffs. So how could one more bickerfest, one that could last right up until the election, hurt the Republicans in November when one of their own is coming right in to soothe the savage beasts? The logic: Those who side with Republicans will turn out to elect them. Those who want to end the strife will turn out for Bush, and vote Republican. How can they lose...
Strangely, Gore has not been able to parry the charge that Washington during the Clinton-Gore years has become a do-nothing bickerfest. In large part this is because he refuses to highlight the Administration's litany of achievements. Democrats, both inside and outside campaign circles, say they are perplexed by his decision not to make a move that should be as natural as King Arthur's taking Excalibur from the stone. "I mean, can we let it soak in that we've had the best economy in the history of the world for two minutes before having...
...Strangely, Gore has not been able to parry this charge that Washington under the Clinton-Gore years has become a do-nothing bickerfest, in large part because he refuses to highlight the administration's litany of achievements. Democrats, both inside and outside campaign circles, say they are perplexed by a move that should be as natural as King Arthur taking Excalibur from the stone. "I mean, can we let it soak in that we've had the best economy in the history of the world for two minutes before having to say we're not satisfied?" says one Democratic strategist...
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