[Chemist_Geek]

Which means we likely won't get a Senate supermajority, and we'll see continued successful obstructionist behavior by a minority there.

Unless we also have 61 reliable Senate votes - a Bush victory is mostly wasted. Think of how the Senate Dems have stopped up everything, espcially judicial appointments.

[mwl1]

Unless we also have 61 reliable Senate votes - a Bush victory is mostly wasted. Think of how the Senate Dems have stopped up everything, espcially judicial appointments.

Wrong. We only need 55, 56 or 57 Senate votes to assure a sea-change in Senate behavior toward judicial appointments. First, we can bribe and pluck off the few remaining votes we need and, second, more Senate RATS will be facing the electorate in 2006. They will not want the bullseye of obstructionism on their campaign.