[Modok]

Did Bush work hard to get him a majority?

[dufekin]

I do not believe that Bush can get him a majority, even if Bush should accept severe political costs. When a near-majority of Senators seem to advocate surrender to the terrorists, it's practically impossible to work with the present Senate. Bush worked hard all last year to take back the Senate and even believed that he had prevailed, but he fell far short. Bush will work hard again to retake the Senate in 2006 so that the Senate will approve his judicial nominees (and Bolton). But we must wait until then.