Ross Baker
Ross Baker
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It's really the policy. And policies that presidents are committed to are discarded only with great reluctance - and most often not at all.
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Corzine is seen as being as clean as a hound's tooth. It tarnishes him a little bit, but I don't think it's the kind of thing that will be decisive in the campaign.
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It's window dressing for the benefit of social conservatives, ... The president may feel that whatever support he will lose among fiscal conservatives, he will win from conservatives proud of him for bootlegging vouchers in the relief plan.
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There's a strange minuet going on. In some ways, even the activists feel they could do a lot worse than Roberts, but they can't say it. They have to put up some kind of fight.
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It's helpful for a member to be able to embrace a president. If not, they're very much alone.
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It's a very pointed message in a very public forum to someone about to assume the most important seat on the court, ... Whether he heeds it or not, Roberts can't be indifferent that the Senate is upset about the Supreme Court usurping the functions of Congress, second guessing them, and belittling their reasoning.
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It's a very ominous sign for his leadership. Frankly, I'm sort of astonished that it hasn't happened before now, but it's a great tribute to either their loyalty to Tom DeLay or their fear of him.
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He really has got to use the State of the Union to bolster his support, to really try to cement the kind of emotional support that he has enjoyed in the past from people.
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And Cheney is like a member of the Bush family. The president would no sooner push Cheney overboard than he would Jeb.
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The ground rules of the congressional district configuration in the state are rigged in favor of incumbents of both parties.