[Grey Ghost II]

and give GWB the senate he needs to BE CONSERVATIVE

The Repbublicans already have control of the senate.

[Torie]

Bush does not have a working majority in the Senate on many of his issues, and of course, does not have the votes to break a filibuster over his judicial nominees, nor the votes to end the filibuster rule (to wit the so called nuclear option). But then you already knew all that. You are just tweaking for tweaking's sake, to see what can be generated for your reading pleasure. I'm happy to comply.

[No Longer Free State]

The Repbublicans already have control of the senate.

Nonsense.

First, as long as there are procedural methods that allow a minority of 41% of the Senate to block legislation from coming to the floor, and as long as Democrats have more than 41% of the seats, the Republicans do not control the Senate.

Furthermore, even if the Republicans do have a majority of the Senate, the conservatives deffinitely do NOT. Take Arlen Specter for example. He's going to be the chairman of the Judiciary Committee next (assuming Democrats don't recapture the majority). He's already collaborating with Democrats to block some Bush appointees. You call that control?

[gatorbait]

The Repbublicans already have control of the senate.

Not in nearly the strength needed .Stay at homes and single issue prima donnas don't help this , either. If the Senators realized the strength, and sitting home pouting is not strength, then I believe they'd be more likely to take it seriously. After all, this is hugh and series.