Reaching Out
Grover Norquist:
Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable in their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with the Republicans. Any farmer will tell you that certain animals run around and are unpleasant, but when they've been fixed, then they are happy and sedate. They are contented and cheerful. They don't go around peeing on the furniture and such.
I was listening to Sean Hannity gloat yesterday as we were driving back from Nevada. His guest was Zell Miller. They both agreed that Democrats were completely out of step with nation and that's why Bush was given this huge mandate. Dems refused to see that you cannot raise taxes, that you must fight evil abroad where ever you see it and that people have the right to practice their religion anywhere and everywhere they see fit. Perhaps, most egregiously, Democrats didn't understand that you cannot be vicious and angry and expect the real Americans to sit back and take it.
They were both very hopeful that Democrats would learn civility (or was that servility, I couldn't tell) and reach across the aisle and behave in a bipartisan manner by adopting the Republican agenda.
I screamed, "fuck you,assholes" into the vast emptiness of the high desert. I don't think anyone heard me.