The knee jerk reaction to this is expected but anyone not politically astute not to recognize the gravity of this crisis (yes it is a crisis!) is only going to bury the Republican chances for taking the senate this year. There are some positive things that could be done and the very first thing is to put a stop to to the ridiculous jury awards that the trial lawyers are getting and they own the Democratic party. If I were Bush I would run against the trial lawyers. Everyone (or nearly every one) hates them anyway.