There's no doubt in my mind that with oil prices the way they are and possible declining support for the war in Iraq the GOP could very well lose Congress in 2006 if they pass this nonsense. People don't want it as they see it as a threat to their livelihoods, which it is.
I was thinking about the approval ratings this morning. The media attaches all things to the war in Iraq but personally I think the plummeting approval ratings are a combination of things. The media is intentionally asking the wrong questions.