Unity

Or so we are being told:

The Democrats' mood and posture represent a contrast to that of four years ago, after Bush's disputed victory over Al Gore. Then, despite anger and bitterness over how the 2000 election ended, Democrats were tentative and initially open to Bush's calls for bipartisan cooperation. Today, despite Bush's clear win over Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), Democrats across the ideological spectrum say they are united in their desire to fight.

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"I don't think Democrats are frightened of him," said DLC President Bruce Reed. "They're frightened of what he wants to do but not frightened of what he can do to them, the way many were on tax cuts."

"It looks like Democrats are going to stay firm and stay united," said Roger Hickey, one of the leaders of the Campaign for America's Future. "Bush is asking Republicans to bite a harder bullet than he did four years ago."

I hope it's not all talk. Republicans will try and paint this as the end of the party, and remind every one of the obstructionist tacits results of 2004. That, of course, is in the face of Democrats actually trying to work with Bush four years ago. Make things a battle, and Bush and the Republican Senate are bound to get bloddy at some point.

Fight on.