There was an article here about Pelosi 'strong-arming' some of the reps. to get that energy bill passed. Reid is not sounding that confident of his majority. I found this an interesting read considering the energy bill is coming their way.


For Reid, 60 is the loneliest number
By: Glenn Thrush and Manu Raju
July 6, 2009 04:40 AM EST

Oh, the burdens of a Democratic supermajority.

After eight months in limbo, Al Franken is poised to be sworn in as the 60th Democratic senator — cause for celebration among party activists, the lefty blogosphere and his fellow Democrats planning to give him a hero’s welcome at Tuesday’s caucus lunch.

But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) isn’t feeling especially giddy — and he’s trying to bridge the gap between his herd-the-cats daily reality and rising expectations that he’s just been appointed overlord of a filibuster-proof Democratic kingdom.

“What’s really changed for us?â€