[Txsleuth]

One thing I find ironic, is that when a bill or amendment that is a "tough sell" comes up in the House or Senate...the politicians will sometimes through the media, gripe that President Bush, Cheney, Condi, or Rummy didn't "come down to Capitol Hill and push for it"...

IOW---they expect the White House to lobby in their behalf, but where are they, when the White House needs them?

[snugs]

Very true. When they want to emphasize they are a separate and coequal branch of Government they do but when they want "help" they expect the Administration to hold their hand but rarely do anything in return.

[Seattle Conservative]

"One thing I find ironic, is that when a bill or amendment that is a "tough sell" comes up in the House or Senate...the politicians will sometimes through the media, gripe that President Bush, Cheney, Condi, or Rummy didn't "come down to Capitol Hill and push for it"... "

Oh geezzz. So, do they need the adults to come down and hold their hands and walk them through the bill so they can understand it or are their egos so big that they think the WH should come to them to get a bill passed, or both??