[tkathy]

Either the Republicans are brilliant or the Democrats are unbelievably stupid.

[TomGuy]

Either the Republicans are brilliant or the Democrats are unbelievably stupid.

Before too much gloat, consider Estrada, Owens, Pickering and roughly half (or less)of the President's desired tax cut. No, the Democrats aren't completely stupid since they can control the Senate with only 41 members, nor is the Republican majority particularly brilliant since they don't know they are now the majority party in the Senate.