21.   Democrats said it would be a mistake to count on the surplus to finance a large tax cut, given the inherent uncertainty in long-term economic and budget projections.

22.   Democrats said military ballots were fewer than half of those discarded statewide, while Republicans said they were more than half.

23.   Democrats said putting minority institutions into the same group with programs that handle social issues was offensive.

24.   Democrats said something will have to give.

25.   Democrats said Taylor was burdened by the embarrassment that he is not the candidate whom state and national Republican leaders, including Bush, wanted to pit against Baucus.

26.   Democrats said that even though it was still mathematically possible, they could no longer see how the president could avoid impeachment unless military action somehow shifted the mood.

27.   Democrats said that Lewinsky came off poised, bright and well-spoken.

28.   Democrats said that proposal would poison the legislation.

29.   Democrats said that Rowland, for political reasons, had broken an agreement with top legislative leaders to keep quiet while they worked out a deal.

30.   Democrats said the administration may have acted insensitively but would have faced harsh partisan criticism if presidential aides had ignored warnings of possible financial irregularities.