We're both in the same general part of The Post newsroom, so it's easy to stay in touch. Lloyd and I compare notes daily and often will pass stuff on to each other if we think it's more appropriate for the other guy's column. Lloyd is into glitz and more celebrity stuff. Many Americans feel the main reason he is where he is today is his last name. They are uncertain about his qualifications beyond that.
Parties are pretty elastic.
With the delay in finalizing the election, it would seem that neither Bush nor Gore would have time to do anything to inject their agenda in the budget process. For Gore, the budget probably won't need much more than some refinements, since it's mostly along the lines he would favor. For Bush, even with the delay, look for more than slight tweaking in those areas of greatest concern as outlined in his campaign, such as education, defense etc. And Bush or Gore can send up supplementals if they wish to change direction in mid-stream. Thanks to all of you for submitting questions today.