JDG wrote:
>
> At 01:12 PM 10/11/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote:
> >W ENTERED OFFICE WITH A CLEAR MAJORITY HAVING VOTED
> >AGAINST HIS PROGRAM. Yet, he proceeded NOT to reach
> >out, but to declare a MANDATE. Never ever meeting
> >with opponents.
>
> This is a lie. Bush very famously had Ted Kennedy over to watch a movie
> and discuss education policy to name just one example.
Which was a continuation of his reaching across the aisle that he
started between the election and taking the office of Governor of the
State of Texas -- he went to the Lieutenant Governor, Bob Bullock, a
Democrat who was rather annoyed that Bush had won, and he told Bullock
something to the effect of, hey, I've never done this before, but you've
had your job for awhile, and I'm going to need your help, let's do the
best we can together for the people of Texas.
Whatever else may have happened *since* Bush took office as President,
he went in wanting to act without partisanship. Him *sticking* to that
can be taken up in another discussion. (As can whether or not being
governor of Texas is a reasonable preparation for being President of the
United States, due to the odd distribution of powers between the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor in Texas....)
Julia
and don't anyone get me started on DeLay, OK? Rob doesn't need to hear
me yelling from Hutto clear to Houston....
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