President Reagan had Tip O'Neill and Jim Wright to deal with and President Clinton had Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole and Trent Lott to deal with, yet they were able to get alot of their agenda and appointees through one way or the other.
All this whining about Daschle belies a weakness in President Bush taking his beliefs to the American people so they can put pressure on their senators to enact his agenda and confirm his appointments and/or a lack of desire on his part to go to the mat for his convictions.