She's got an uphill fight for sure. There's no overwhelming reason for her base to come out. Sure, the hard-core based, but not most of them. The national party isn't all that happy with her right now, either.

My point is do you think that her comrades will give Bush what he wants - so they don't appear to be stalling.

Also, if they stall too long the power change will happen Nov 22nd. Talent will be sworn in then. I suspect that Daschle wants the lame duck session over before then.

Well, it's up to Landrieu, isn't it? If she sides very publicly with the President, what does she gain? She already did that in the general election, and still came up short of 50%.

That's why so many people think she's hosed. She backed Bush 100% on all war-related matters.

1.) Most Dems who played ball with Bush got whacked.

2.) NO ONE wants the session to go long. Not that idiot Lott, no one.

3.) I say Landrieu goes postal and holds the entire chamber hostage with an AK-47, having strapped on a bomb-belt made entirely of stuffed portabello mushrooms.

but then again I hear her ominousity quotient is WAY past 10.

This could be interesting. On the one hand the Democratic party has no real interest in helping her. They told Carl McCall to screw himself 2 weeks before the election, I see no reason to think they will help this woman, given that even if she wins, they are still in the hole.

On the other hand, local Democratic voters, reeling from the blow of November 7th, may well turn out in droves to win at least ONE.

On the gripping hand, local Republican voters are likely to turn out in droves to plant one more boot in the Democratic party ass.

Tough call. Wait and see what Bush does, that will give you the answer. Maybe. :)

Landrieu is in trouble; any incumbent who is below 50% is in trouble. One of the Republicans who lost is playing sorehead. He is NOT supporting the woman in the runoff against Landrieu. If the Republican Party is united behind their candidate they can win. Whoever did the most grass roots campaigning before November 8 has the best chance of winning this one.

It is ironic that Landrieu is unpopular with her base since she did not win her 1996 race against Woody Jenkins. It was stolen in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I guess the chickens came home to roost for the Democrats in more ways than one.

Carnahan was given a seat two years ago she did not rightly win . A Vietnam War veteran, Max Cleland, loses because he did not back his own President during a time of war. (I suppose playing politics with homeland defense was more important than national security this year, at least to Democrats). Now poor Mary Landrieu is in the fight of her life. It's funny how all these chickens came home to roost the same year.

Landrieu is in trouble; any incumbent who is below 50% is in trouble. One of the Republicans who lost is playing sorehead. He is NOT supporting the woman in the runoff against Landrieu. If the Republican Party is united behind their candidate they can win. Whoever did the most grass roots campaigning before November 8 has the best chance of winning this one.

It is ironic that Landrieu is unpopular with her base since she did not win her 1996 race against Woody Jenkins. It was stolen in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I guess the chickens came home to roost for the Democrats in more ways than one.

Carnahan was given a seat two years ago she did not rightly win . A Vietnam War veteran, Max Cleland, loses because he did not back his own President during a time of war. (I suppose playing politics with homeland defense was more important than national security this year, at least to Democrats). Now poor Mary Landrieu is in the fight of her life. It's funny how all these chickens came home to roost the same year.

Ara, I have to disagree with you.

If this session goes long, Lott becomes Majority Leader on Nov 22.

That obsequious ball of filthy pustulence (Daschle) wants it over quick so he can salvage what's left of his political influence...

I guess that means you agree about the part where Moon's daughter straps on the stuffed portobello mushroom suicide belt.

Got no problem there! ;-)