On Thursday night the Republicans often sat poker-faced as Democrats rose and cheered, while the president set out his program for the year 2000.

Then this year reapportionment obliterated his district and many fellow Democrats and conservative Republicans in Sacramento cheered.

"We don't have to diminish our adversaries," he declared, and the Democrats cheered.

Democrats cheered the ruling as a victory for the elderly, children and property taxpayers.

Democrats cheered, but remembered that such bounces can be very short-lived.

If Mr. Bush is wise enough to be politically flexible, he can redeploy his tax cut in ways that Democrats and the nation will cheer later.

Both Republicans and Democrats are cheering his appointment as good for the state.

The Democrats cheered their courage and the Republicans jeered.

When I was introduced and began to walk down the aisle, the Democrats cheered loudly as most Republicans clapped politely.

When the board voted today to extend the manual recount countywide, Democrats cheered at the county government building.