So, Republicans will control the Senate (and the House) in the 108th Congress. And they may yet control the lame duck session of the 107th. For the moment, the Democrats will control the lame duck because the interim senator from Minnesota, Dean Barkley, has just announced that he will not join either party's caucus. However, control should shift to the GOP when Senator-elect Jim Talent of Missouri (R) is seated. As a result, President George W. Bush is insisting that his Homeland Security bill be passed in the lame duck session. Well and good. But the White House needs to...