John Thune: “Joe Simons is just the man this moment requires. The President could not have made a better choice for this crucial…”

I worry about that, for sure.

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.

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

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