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So one man daschale controls the agenda and the Prez's "bully pulpit" is of no use? Bush is trying to be all things to all people and he will please no one in the final analysis. He should call dash exactly what he is: an obstructionist. Time to play hardball. He has the public on his side and but long will that last?

"Time to play hardball."

Try to follow what is going on, if you are going to comment on it.

Daschle makes speech last Friday on economy-----calls for tax increase. Bush makes speech on Saturday, BLOWS HIM AWAY. All the Dems run away from Daschle on economic policy. Feinstein more or less calls him stupid. Zell Miller says if they hope to get any dems elected, somebody better zip Dashole's mouth. Some stupid dems try to gin up the Enron story this week, BACKFIRING BIG TIME. Today, Bush appoints Reich and Scalia while congress is in recess, and twists the knife in little tommy. There is no better hardball than this!

No. Bush has been using the bully pulpit, but Daschle ignored most everyone, including the big Dem donors in the Unions and his own Dem. controlled Senate energy committee to pull the energy bill off the floor.

We need an investigation. I'm still upset that our $$$ to OPEC nations are funding mosques, some of which are teaching their young to kill us.

While the press is trumpeting all the Enron donations to Republicans (what do they expect, any energy company to support Dems.? Why?), other parties, companies and pols hide their donations in creative ways so they don't show up in the FEC records for the benefit of the press:

Eager donors chipped in $15,000 each apiece for the chance to have a foursome of golfers in what Democrats called "The Governor’s Cup at the Democratic National Convention."

In addition, the main sponsor, Andersen Consulting, contributed $100,000 in return for 'branding rights' to the event and the chance to have two of its top executives play in the same group with the California governor.

The event was just one of just scores of parties, outings and other events going on outside the Staples Center during the week of the Democratic convention in Los Angeles. Some of the events are aimed at raising money to further the campaign effort. Many others are aimed at rewarding and stroking reliable big donors to the Democratic Party.

Davis, for instance, also hosted a fundraiser for Gov. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and a Saturday night gala benefiting first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Tonight, he is hosting a welcoming party at Paramount Pictures’ back lot; President Clinton and about 10,000 other guests are expected. That event is expected to cost $1.4 million, paid for by list of sponsors led by $250,000 from SBC Communications.

Money from Davis’ golf outing goes to the California state Democratic Party and thus is not subject to any federal reporting requirements or other limitations. The state party plans to use the money as part of its coordinated campaign effort to elect Gore.
Dem. Donors Tee Up,8-13-00.