<...All you have in DC, right now, is people who are playing politics with everything in reach. It's almost October in a very important election year. That justifies all sorts of weird behavior by both parties. From the partisan view you seem to be pushing, Bush and his Repubs are the noble statesmen who make every move for the good of the country. Give me a break. Everyone's trying to win the election.

You are right, of course, as far as it goes. Republicans are certainly not above political games. But Democratic politicians, who support massive centralized power in the Federal government (otherwise they wouldn't be Democrats) lust after power in a monomaniac way that just seems to set itself apart.

There is nothing as disturbing to watch as a Democratic leader who thinks his power is slipping away. Daschle now, Gore during the Florida fiasco. As November approaches, there will be more examples. To be fair, some Republicans like Nixon would also fall into this category, but a lot of Republican politicians (G. W. Bush, Reagan, Watts) give me the impression that to them, politics is more of a hobby than anything else, and losing an election is not the end of the world.