Bush's Unified Government (Paul Vitello)

[DemoTex]

Democrats were excluded from almost all crucial negotiations over major bills passed last year - the Medicare prescription drug bill, the energy bill, the tax-cut bill, the budget bill.

They have been excluded from conference committees, where differences between House and Senate versions of legislation are reconciled.

Prominent Democrats outside Congress have been removed from Pentagon advisory boards that traditionally were bipartisan.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/columnists/ny-livit083661977feb08,0,3074616.column?coll=ny-li-columnists

Excellent piece on the Bu$h power grab. The Democrats are locked out, in the cold.

[For PaisAn]

1. Newsday is my local paper

and Paul Vitello is great. We're very fortunate to have a fair and balanced newspaper here on Long Island.