John Thune: “I think all of us would like to see comprehensive tax reform: business and individual done at the same time.”

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

It's an economic frustration.

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

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.