Notes For Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Now They Ask (where is Russert when we need him?): John Ellis Bush is finally asked the "How Will You Pay For It?" question. "Jeb, worried about class-size amendment . . . " concedes, "'You either have to cut spending or you have to increase taxes. And that's a dilemma that I posed to the people of the state as a candidate,'' Bush said in an interview with NBC News after his victory. `I said I'd vote no because I didn't want to increase taxes.''". If tax increases, are out, that means spending cuts . . . but just where will the cuts be made? Isn't this ambiguity precisely the reason McBride was savaged by the media? 1:26 PM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]John Ellis Bush in 2008: This tidbit from the Washington Post - "Now 49, Jeb Bush will be finishing his second term in 2006, making it at least possible that he could compete for the presidential nomination two years later." 1:17 PM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans grab control of U.S. Congress
"Republicans seized control of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, reclaiming power in the Senate and expanding their majority in the House of Representatives in a historic sweep for Republican President George W. Bush.
Republicans beat incumbent Democrats in Georgia and Missouri to reclaim at least a one-seat margin of power in the Senate, with races in Minnesota, South Dakota and Louisiana undecided."
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Historic GOP sweep 6:39 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]
White House: We've made history 6:34 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]