Bipartisan Congress?

The Democrats like to use the word "bipartisan." They pull it out and dust it off when they don't have enough votes in Congress to get what they want, or when they can't dig up enough middle- and left-leaning Republicans to go along with their schemes.

And, no matter how far the Republican Party goes to work with the Democrats, it's never enough. In the words of Bob Barr, "No matter how much you concede to them, they always want more. You can never be bipartisan enough to satisfy them."

According to the

In 1984, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted to seat Indiana Democrat Frank McCloskey. They did so despite the fact that McCloskey's opponent, Republican Richard McIntyre, had been certified the winner by a 34-vote margin after a recount.

Republicans claim the Democrats presented the results of a phony recount and stole votes by "divining" the intent of the voter, much like they tried to do for Al Gore in Florida. They counted until McCloskey was ahead of McIntyre, then stopped counting.

That event, says David Keene of the American Conservative Union, led to the breakdown of friendly relations between Republicans and Democrats and paved the way for the so-called Republican Revolution of 1994.

The moral of this story? Don't believe the Democrats when they tell you they want to work with Republicans. "Bipartisan" in the Democratic lexicon means getting Republicans to help Democrats get what they want. It doesn't work both ways.

An interesting article in the

Wow! Big surprise! As a teenager the only skill you develop is the art of having sex and getting pregnant, then you reach 20 with a four year old child and no husband and you wonder why you aren’t pulling down the big bucks?

Actions have consequences. The great unlearned lesson of our welfare state.

And, hey, you know what? Most inexperienced employees start off with low paying jobs. By applying themselves and working hard, they usually advance to a comfortable level. They’d get there sooner and be even more comfortable if they didn’t have much of their pay seized from them by the government to support the welfare state.

Remember that very revealing

Well, much thanks to a listener who has created a similar map for the State of New York!

Here are the details:

Counties won by Clinton — 15; by Lazio — 47. Area won by Clinton — 9902 sq. miles; by Lazio — 37,322 sq. miles. Violent Crime Rate in areas won by Clinton, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, 9.3 per 1000 citizens; by Lazio — 2.4 per 1000. Households receiving public assistance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, in areas won by Clinton — 12.8 percent; by Lazio — 5.9 percent.

Speaking of Senator-elect Hillary, why don’t we believe her when she says she will not run for president in 2004?

She reiterated her pledge to serve her entire six-year term as senator from New York in a recent interview by Larry King. "I am intent upon being the best senator that I can be, " she told King. "That is what I want to do."

Al Gore is now toast. So far there's no strong Democratic candidate who's been tapped to run for president four years from now. And if the Democrats can convince voters that they wuz robbed in 2000, they'll be firmly planted in the driver's seat when the 2004 election rolls around.

What power-hungry politician in their right mind would pass up an opportunity like that?

Certainly not Hillary Clinton. From day one of her campaign it's been about returning to the White House. There's no guarantee she'll still be in the national spotlight come 2008. That means she's not likely to wait around past 2004.