Re: Stimulus Bill dead in Senate.
Bush will likely veto any new spending programs designed to break the budget. There can always be another goverment shutdown which Bush can use the bully pulpit to blame on the "economy killing Democrats" in congress.
What will Dashel do if he loses the Senate?
My wish is that he would lose his own seat making the balance shift back to the Republicans by one seat. Now that would be justice.
I get the sense that even Gephart is keeping his distance from Dashel.