JOHNSON'S LEGISLATIVE TACTICS CRITICIZED
DEMOCRATIC SECOND-GUESSING
The surprise decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson to adjourn the Senate a few hours before midnight, when a deal looked close, was roundly criticized the next day, even by some traditional Democratic allies.
Johnson himself, while defending the maneuver, was expressing hope that it wouldn't slow the pace of further work.
"Yesterday was yesterday," Johnson said. "Today is today."
But Democrats could come to regret spurning Pawlenty's offer granting many of their demands — he's not likely to go that far again, and can be expected to now renew his call for government reforms that many Democrats find distasteful. Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2005
The surprise decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson to adjourn the Senate a few hours before midnight, when a deal looked close, was roundly criticized the next day, even by some traditional Democratic allies.
Johnson himself, while defending the maneuver, was expressing hope that it wouldn't slow the pace of further work.
"Yesterday was yesterday," Johnson said. "Today is today."
But Democrats could come to regret spurning Pawlenty's offer granting many of their demands — he's not likely to go that far again, and can be expected to now renew his call for government reforms that many Democrats find distasteful. Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2005
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