31.   Eyebrows were raised last month when Clinton seemed underwhelmingly intent on doing his bit to help win a Democratic majority in Congress.

32.   First of all, Republicans are behaving differently, more courageously than the Democratic majorities of past years.

33.   For decades, the Democratic majority in Congress has smiled upon solidly liberal San Francisco, rewarding it with many federally funded programs.

34.   Finally, the Vietnam War shook the already rattled Democratic majority to its bones.

35.   For its part, the Democratic majority in the Assembly has often demonstrated only halting enthusiasm for change.

36.   For Boxer, the Democratic majority means an opportunity to advance core Democratic issues that Republicans had simply refused to schedule.

37.   Gephardt insists he is focused on restoring a Democratic majority in the House.

38.   Grannis said he would ask the Assembly to override the veto, an idea that the Democratic majority will discuss next week.

39.   He has lashed out at his opponents in singularly vituperative terms, especially when they use tactics that he perfected while he attacked the Democratic majority.

40.   He and other junior Republicans railed against the Democratic majority in lengthy speeches to an empty House chamber, delighting the small audience of Republican activists watching at home.