1.   Bush likes to defend his proposals as lowering tax rates for everyone, not just those who seize the narrowly crafted incentives offered by Gore.

2.   Nonetheless, a spokeswoman for state Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he will pursue a more narrowly crafted law that will withstand constitutional scrutiny.

3.   The GOP-controlled Colorado Legislature, for example, allows three narrowly crafted exceptions for emergencies.

4.   Those decisions could include whether to vote on a narrowly crafted stopgap spending bill to open some government operations, he said.