It Doesn't Have To Be The Same

The Democratic Party Is A Coalition. Its Strength And Its Weakness Is, It's A Coalition Of Interest Groups, Caucuses. It's A Lot Less Homogeneous Than The Republican Party, Where People Tend To Believe The Same Things And Oftentimes Look Alike.

In The 2004 Presidential Election, We Saw A Wonderful Example Of Citizens Making Contributions. In Fact, Individual Giving To Both The Kerry And Bush Campaigns Was The Highest In Our Nation's History.

As Long As Republicans Won't - Won't Raise Taxes And As Long As Democrats Won't In Any Way Make Entitlements Based On Need, Rather Than Just Across The Board, I Really Think That We're Doomed To This Deadlock.

I Do Think That Republicans Are Flirting With Their Tax Cut, Which Has Always Been The Narcotic Of Republicans, That They In Fact Have To At Some Point, With Any Remote Pretense Of Candor, Abandon Any Pretense Of A Balanced Budget.i Mean, They Talk About - Because They Are Going To Finance The Tax Cut By Tax Cuts. That's How They're Going To Do It. And I Do Think That The Will Is There Right Now In The Congress To Act. I Think They Will Be As Close To Unity As You Will See On Capitol Hill This Year.

The Studies That Show The Reason Washington Real Estate Is Booming And There Are So Many Lobbyists In Town, It Does Pay.