John Thune: “The Senate’s committees are working closely to identify potential Byrd problems ahead of time.”

Well, I think people are, there's voter fatigue with high gas prices and high diesel prices in my part of the world.

Odds are we plan on being here next week," said Thune.

It’s a great message. I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

The only conclusion one can draw is that the Democrats have concluded that it is good politics for them not to allow the Republicans to ‘get a victory’ or the president to ‘get a victory’ in the middle of a political season.