Word: bipartisanism
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...somehow--that he's not the sore loserman but the funny, self-deprecating guy who conceded the election in the most graceful speech of his life. But as Gore tries to make yet another first impression, you have to wonder about his stage managing. Last week he held a bipartisan conference alongside former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, a two-time loser for the G.O.P. nomination. Then Gore ran an election academy in Nashville meant to train 25 young people to be good Democratic field operatives. He hoped it would come off like a civics lesson; others wondered...
...Kress a Democrat, but he's also the lead negotiator and chief policymaker for Bush's education-reform plan. Together with his faith-based initiative, education reform undergirded Bush's claim to be a compassionate conservative. Like DiIulio, Kress was chosen because Bush hoped his Democratic credentials would attract bipartisan support. In Kress's case, it worked. But after the education-reform bill clears Congress, expected next month, Kress will pack his bags...
Early in the week it looked certain that a bipartisan bill making it easy for patients to sue their HMOs would pass the House. Republican Charlie Norwood, a dentist turned Congressman and a leading voice on the issue, wasn't bowing to constant pressure from Bush. As Norwood shuttled back and forth between the White House and his allies--including Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy--he promised them he wouldn't sell...
...tenure has been fairly quiet, behind the scenes, Clinton has been prolific: Since joining her colleagues in the Senate, Clinton has authored no fewer than 12 bills, 13 amendments and one resolution. That?s more than any other freshman Senator, and, perhaps more importantly, it?s reflective of more bipartisan dealmaking than most observers expected of a woman with little formal legislative experience. "You?re starting to see her co-authoring bills with Republican senators," says Waller. That kind of cooperation, he says, is indicative of a new role for Hillary: "People are starting to treat her like...
...complaint is bipartisan. For all of Bush's promises to reach across the aisle, says California Democrat Ellen Tauscher, he hasn't done so. Though Tauscher backs Bush on taxes, trade and missile defense, the response has been underwhelming. "I felt like the ugly duckling at the prom," she says with a laugh. Bush, she believes, "is running against me in '02." It's easy for Bush to have Ted Kennedy to the White House, Tauscher says--his seat isn't ripe for a Republican takeover. "The centrists are a different bag, and Bush has yet to really deal with...