Yet another good story from NPR, that you probably won't hear anywhere else. For the whole story, listen [ here http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=31-Mar-2004&prgId=2/]
Seems that some of the GOP in Congress are starting to worry about their own reelection chances. Many are thinking that they might think that being in Dubya's back pocket, is not the safest place to be. Bodes well for our side.
Highlights of the story "Bucking the White House" or what I call "Bucking Bush"
1) The push for Rice's testimony was largely successful due to support from House Republicans.
2) The Senate passed a child care bill 78/20 that was not authorized by the Whitehouse.
3) The Dem's push to place a legal limit on tax cuts yielded a 209 to 209 vote in the House.
4) GOP congressmen blocked Bush's request to ease employers "burden" of paying pensions.
5) /The last and certainly not least/ The House Ways and Means Committee agreed to pursue the Dem demand for an investigation by statements by actuary, Richard Foster. It was Foster who was threatened to withhold the actual cost of the Medicare Bill.
There you have it- some more good news for our side. If my tags, don't work, please forgive me.