February 16, 2001
Volume CXXXII, Number 16

    It's hard to turn on the news or open a newspaper these days without seeing a politician blathering on about the wonders of bipartisan cooperation. From President George Bush to Democratic Senate Minority leader Tom Daschle, our nation's leaders seem to be stumbling over one another to see who can be the most conciliatory. Even fiery House Whip Tom Delay, who once compared the EPA to the Gestapo, gave a speech to some of his Republican colleagues on the importance of cooperating with House Democrats. Zell Miller, a Democratic senator from Georgia, has gone as far as to endorse the Bush tax plan. Whether hoping to get political mileage by looking accommodating or actually true believers, the US Congress has made the big collective leap onto the bipartisan bandwagon.

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Tax cuts: Now more than ever
By ERIK SPRAGUE - COLUMNIST

    President Bush will hopefully receive enough votes from congressional Democrats so that he can give the American people some much needed tax relief.
    For the last eight years, Americans have been overtaxed, to the point that taxes are currently the highest they have been since World War II. So, now, in a time of peace and constantly increasing budget surpluses, it is time to give some money back to the people who afford the bills.

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