The Washington Post, May 1st, 2001
On his 100th morning in office, President Bush learned a valuable lesson about Congress: Bipartisanship is best not attempted on a Monday. To mark his 100-day milestone, the president invited all members of Congress to a Rose Garden reception and lunch in the East Room yesterday. The event was to be a showcase for Bush's campaign vow to "change the tone" by bringing bipartisan civility to Washington. Instead, just 193 of the 535 lawmakers agreed to come. Most Democrats -- including all of the party's House and Senate leaders -- sent regrets. Even many Republicans chose to stay in their distric...
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