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...Buckham's name was one you didn't hear much outside the secluded corridor where he worked on the first floor of the Capitol. But in that suite, which houses the majority whip's offices, Buckham was far more than an ordinary congressional aide in the three heady years following the Republican takeover of the House in 1994. Thanks to an unusually close and trusting relationship with his boss, Tom DeLay's chief of staff quietly became one of the most powerful people in Washington. "He was the guy DeLay turned to when he made a final decision," recalls...
Buckham, originally from Nashville, Tenn., had come a long way from his first job on Capitol Hill, as an intern in the early 1980s, clipping newspapers and fetching coffee for the staff of the Senate Republican policy committee. He got to know DeLay during a seven-year hitch as executive director of the House Republican study committee, which was something of an idea factory for the G.O.P. during its wilderness days of what then seemed like perpetual minority status in the House. Together DeLay and Buckham worked to push their party to the right on issues like taxes, welfare...
...will DeLay survive? Capitol Hill has seen a fair share of its leaders fall to scandal over the past 15 years or so, and insiders will tell you there are signs to watch for. While a sense of foreboding is undeniably in the air, Republicans still seem fairly solidly behind the leader to whom they owe so much. "With Tom, it's going to have to be more than just allegations. Tom has done so much fund raising," says Indiana Representative Mark Souder. But he acknowledges, "There's a general feeling from all of us that Tom could be more...
Republicans on Capitol Hill have lost no time translating their electoral success into rapid advances on some of their favorite legislative packages, including changes to the bankruptcy laws and curbs on lawsuits against corporations. They?re also looking at cutting Medicaid, and changing Senate rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering President Bush?s judicial nominees. Clearly, they think they have the Democrats...
...seats in Texas succumb to Republican challenges as a result of mid-decade redistricting. With the Georgia Republican Party planning to repeat the Texas gambit, Democrats are anxious to return fire with mid-decade redistricting efforts in Illinois, Louisiana, and New Mexico, according to a recent report by the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. While we understand the Democrats’ frustration, the long-term answer to efforts such as those that occurred in Texas is not retaliation, but reform...