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Bush, who campaigned as a centrist, must stick to that platform when he enters the White House on Jan. 20. He will be confronted by an almost evenly-divided Congress and an evenly-divided electorate. As a show of good faith, Bush has demonstrated an eagerness to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, which would be a step in the right direction. Democrats in Congress and across the nation should work with him on issues of mutual interest...
...Forced to choose between competing slates of electors for Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden, Congress drafted an electoral commission made up of five senators, five representatives, and five Supreme Court Justices. The Justices were divided two to a party with one centrist, Joseph Bradley, who stayed up all night praying, went Republican down the line, and the rest is history...
...shed until the TV crew left.) Bush was an affable host, sharing the soundbites near-equally, and when it was his turn, he talked at some length about legislation (especially about the tax cut as economic stimulus), mused about healing, and named John Breaux as his Cupid for winning centrist Democratic hearts...
...Liberals and the Conservatives are the closest correlates to the American Democratic and Republican parties respectively. The NDP, led by Alexa McDonough, is Canada's socialist party--Nader's Green Party looks centrist in comparison...
...work not just with the President but with one another, using such strikingly similar language that both sides seemed to be reading from the same script. "Congress is going to be forced to cooperate whether we like it or not," said Louisiana Senator John Breaux, a leader of the centrist New Democrats. "It won't be a theory. It will be a necessity." Republican Mike DeWine of Ohio said, "The message from the people was, We want less wrangling and more bipartisan work...