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Over the past two weeks, one could hardly turn to the opinion page of any national newspaper without getting spooked by the frightful specter of partisan wrangling. The details of the scare story varied—here it was economic stimulus, there it was airport security legislation—but the underlying theme was always the same: the Bush administration and the Congressional GOP leadership are exploiting the current crisis to advance their political agendas...
...overall tenor of the board meeting was calm, in stark contrast to the partisan wrangling during the Florida recount in last fall’s presidential election. Attorneys for the three petitioning candidates asked many of the same questions and made similar comments to the board...
...editorial published in the New York Times last week, Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) proposed an expansion of government funding for public service. McCain and Bayh should be applauded for launching a truly bi-partisan proposal that has the potential to harness the energy and talent of ordinary Americans. McCain and Bayh propose to increase funding for programs like AmeriCorps, a Clinton administration program that House Republicans threatened to slash earlier this year...
...emerged on Capitol Hill after a period of incredible bipartisanship and unquestioning cooperation. Democrats and Republicans are again at odds over a new economic stimulus package. Many Americans are disappointed that our recent Era of Good Feelings didn’t last any longer. However, as dirty as partisan rancor can be, this is really a reinstatement of the system of checks and balances essential for our American democracy. For once, we should be glad to see partisan bickering return to Washington...
...anti-terrorism measures recently passed by the House and Senate, acknowledging the necessity of debating the tradeoff between security and civil liberties. Other proposals related to Sept. 11, such as arming pilots, have also split legislative committees. But while those debates defied party lines, the most contentious and most partisan issue is the President’s economic relief package...