Membranophonist’s Ramblings

Unlike recent battles over tax cuts, the threat of Bush campaigning for their defeat does not appear to be scaring Democratic senators, White House officials concede. Some aides are surprised at the unified and stubborn opposition of Democrats and, in a tone that sounds more pessimistic than a few weeks ago, talk of how a defeat of the Bush plan this year could lead to GOP congressional and gubernatorial losses in 2006.

WaPo: Senators May Block Social Security Vote

Mild-mannered Harry Reid seems to have gotten the collective Democratic spine out of escrow.

As to the Republican losses in 2006, I hope to see Rick “Man-Dog” Santorum defeated and Tom “Ethics are for Losers” DeLay out of office, either by electoral defeat or a criminal indictment for violations of Texas campaign finance laws. Perhaps the Republicans will re-write their ethics rules to allow members to serve from Club Fed…