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Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto 10/24/06 (Topic:Midterm Elections)
— Tuesday, October 24, 2006 — Q You said that it's the only way to proceed, to prepare for a Republican-controlled Congress. With such a close election, and with both parties recognizing how close it's going to be, why not at least consider both alternatives? MR. FRATTO: We're still in the game, and -- if you're in the game, you're in it to win. Q But you don't know the outcome of the game any more than I do, and -- MR. FRATTO: We feel confident about the outcome, and that's the way we're going to proceed. Q Continuing the analogy, but government isn't a game, and you are governing, and so your responsibility is to prepare for how to govern regardless of how it turns out. So it may be a game in the political sense, but it's really not a game to Americans who want their government to be ready to do what needs to be done. MR. FRATTO: He'll be ready. Q That means you're preparing for the other outcome? MR. FRATTO: We are ready. We are ready for -- we're ready for a -- we're ready to work with a Republican Congress. Nice try, Jennifer. Q That would suggest not ready for a Democratic Congress. MR. FRATTO: Questions? Anything else? Thank you White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Snow | News Media | Bush Administration | Midterm Elections
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