kelpdiver 2 #26 July 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteBeing in Spain you might have missed the stampede of the Democrats to pass the Patriot Act. It isn't one of the developments of the last 4 years you can blame on evil Bush. With the GOP in control of the House, the Senate, and the Oval Office, I can blame anything and/or everything that's happened in the last 4 years on them. :-) You can, but it will reflect poorly on your reasoning skills. In 1993 Clinton had complete control and had 57 Senators, just short of the magic 60. The GOP didn't let him do anything they didn't want to live with. With only 51, Bush can't either. The Democrats were on board, and had Gore been president instead, we would have seen a similar result brought to us by great civil libertarians like Diane Feinstein. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #27 July 28, 2004 Yeah, but you're comparing a moderate democrat, Clinton, to a hard core, right wing conservative, like Bush. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,174 #28 July 28, 2004 As I recall, the income tax was temporary too. Big Brother rarely gives up any control.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
