You've got to be more informed. The GOP control of the Senate was tenuous to say the least in those six months. It was split 50-50. Lott and Daschle were co-majority leaders, with the committees also split 50-50. It was a titanic struggle to get the tax bill passed, and only after it was watered down. You don't have to thank me for informing you again. I'm happy to perform this public service.
Once again, I failed to be as informed as you are. I did not know that Dick Cheney was completely neutered as the President of the Senate, and I didn't know that Dashole and Trent Cave-a-Lott were co-majority leaders. I must not let facts cloud my sense of reality again. Thank you.