Bipartisan budget talks imploded on Thursday when Representative Eric Cantor, the majority leader, took a walk.
When Representative Richard A. Gephardt came in fourth in Iowa, Mr. Dole commiserated with him.
Later, the idea was given new life when Representative Rick A. Lazio entered the Senate race.
Still, when Representative Lazio entered the race, he seemed an attractive candidate, upbeat and "family-oriented".
When Representative Chuck Fleischmann, Republican of Tennessee, came out, he did not look as though he had been picnicking.
The seat was vacated when Representative John Cooksey, a three-term Republican, joined the field that challenged Ms. Landrieu.
Some eyebrows were raised yesterday when Representative Charles B. Rangel, a key supporter of Mr. Ferrer, met with Mr. Bloomberg.
When Representative Rick A. Lazio is mentioned, the screen goes black and the written words appear alone.
— When Representative Tom Price spoke to the Roswell Kiwanians the other day, the first three questions concerned health care.
Nobody, after all, likes to lose, especially unexpectedly, as Senator Cleland did when Representative Saxby Chambliss defeated him.
But at a time when representative democracies everywhere are suffering from disillusionment with politics, it is well worth thinking about alternatives.
