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Re: Or was it a case of not reading posts?
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Originally Posted by sgtclub
Adder was too young to remember the 90s.
W had people behind him on the war because he had public support for the war and (unfortunately) couched it in terms of patriotism.
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And because a fair number of Democrats like a good war now and then, especially when the country has been attacked.
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On NCLB, he worked with TK because they both had a common goal and frankly, because federally backed education reform is traditionally a core D issue. Same with Part D.
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In other words, he didn't persuade Democrats to do things -- he found an issue where they had common interests. Same thing with immigration, though it got blocked.
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