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waged on them by Allen and company.
But several events may give them pause for second thoughts before they gut proposed GOP programs out of spite.
The first is Gov. Allen seems in a much more conciliatory mood these days. He is talking about instituting some of the education reforms Democrats like, he wants substantial pay raises for state employees and will likely announce early next year his administration has already reached in two years its four-year goal of creating 125,000 new jobs.
Allen doesn’t really have another election to worry about for four years when it is widely speculated he will run for the U.S. Senate. He can take off his partisan mantle, put on a gubernatorial cloak and reach out to Democrats who would be hard put not to deal with an affable Governor reminiscent of a young Ronald Reagan.
Th$n, too, Beyer seems anxious to get along with Republicans and for good reason. In a state that increasingly votes Republican and conservative, Beyer must attract significant conservative support to become governor. One influential member of the
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