The Power That Be

[ToNgAn_SaV]

I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2001

 

[FoeTwin]

**scratches head**

5 senators & 3 congressmen.....?

ok, now is that a total of 8 people? or 5 people, with three of them labeled as "congressmen"?

The last time I took a civics course, senators were considered congressmen as well as house representitives...

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[Mcleanhatch]

i think that now senators are going as "senator" while house members are going by either "representative" or "congressmen".

 

[Mcleanhatch]

I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2001

whats wrong with that??

what if the 8 people in the room with him were

1. Bush
2. Rep. Delay
3. Rep. Gepheart
4. Rep. Watts
5. Sen. Lott
6. Sen. Leahy
7. Sen. Daschle
8. Sen. Hatch
9. Sen. Santorum