Why was all the discussion "private"....where was the open debate or discussion so the sheeple can "understand"?
"Piece by piece, Bush and the Republican Congress are trying to take domestic issues off the table before the 2004 elections fire up early next year. Because they control the White House, Senate and House for only the second time in half a century, Republicans anticipate that the elections will be a referendum on their performance, which will be measured in large part by their ability to break through the partisan gridlock that has come to define Washington in recent years. The Medicare and energy bills had been bottled up in private negotiations for months. "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54358-2003Nov17.htmlWhat's done in privacy is done for a reason. Becuase if people "knew" ..they would be pissed.