1.   Democrats accused him of denying them the ability to offer amendments.

2.   Democrats immediately accused Thompson of going beyond the available evidence.

3.   Democrats accused Bush of timing the veto to capitalize on the fact that public attention was currently focused on the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings.

4.   Democrats accuse him of letting big business run the state while he was Governor of Texas.

5.   Democrats accused Republicans of deliberately understaffing precincts to slow down voting to discourage turnout in the heavily Democratic city.

6.   Democrats accused Republicans of protecting a corrupt system in which they hold an advantage.

7.   Democrats accused the administration of scaremongering in an effort to privatize Social Security.

8.   Democrats accused the GOP of being consumed with protecting the wealthy, and Republicans countered that Democrats are too fond of taxes.

9.   Democrats accused the governor of trying to divide black legislators from white ones.

10.   Democrats accused the Republicans of gambling with the safety of Americans.