Publius, I wish somebody, and your a perfect it, would point out the reality of the Democratic Senate position. The Democrats hold a 51-49 advantage on paper. With one member in the hospital, that is really a 50-49 margin. On any Iraq, (or probably important issue,) Lieberman votes with the GOP. Which means that Reid has an effective minority of votes. What do these Democrats propose to do. Heard some nut on Ed Shultz demanding that the Dems impose Frist's nuclear option. THEY STILL LOSE. All the action is going to be in the House, and the most likely accomplishment will be to prevent renewal of legislation. Bush will likely veto anything very important. Jerry Fear