DEMOCRATS GAIN GROUND IN FIGHTS OVER BUDGET, SCHIP

Mort Kondracke is not one of my favorite people. I find him to be pompous and arrogant, and usually not capable of coherent thought. Now he is making the argument that Congressional Democrats hold the political high ground in their battles with President Bush over the budget and SCHIP and plan to press their advantage to the hilt. How so Mr. Kondracke? Well, he cites Steny Hoyer who says Bush is now going to veto defensible Democratic spending measures. Defensible to who Mr. Hoyer? To the liberal Democrats? Maybe. Mort Kondracke needs to get out of Washington and talk to people other than Reid, Pelosi, Hoyer, and the foul mouthed Rahm Emanuel. He might be surprised at what people are saying.