John Thune: “If thought were being given to the effect on the troops and the conditions on the ground in Iraq, I do not think you…”

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

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.

It's an economic frustration.