The Republican agenda is collapsing on all fronts.
Most recently, it began with GOP abandonment of ANWR oil exploration. Then, congressional Republicans backed away from a series of draconian budget cuts. Some majority lawmakers have even suggested the need for a windfall profits tax on the oil industry.
Now, GOP recalcitrance on drug reimportation is dissolving. Kentucky Republican Anne Northup is joining Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow in slapping down opposition to one of the pharmaceutical lobby's biggest demons. In this, they are issuing a direct challenge to the Bush Administration.
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