For the life of me I cannot understand how both Daschle and Pelosi did not come up with a better gameplan to derail both the energy and Medicare bills. Why are they always outmanuevered? Are they not capable of strongarming people? If "the Prancer" gets the Medicare bill through he will trumpet it as a huge victory and brag about it ad nauseum during the next campaign. If the Dems loose the upperhand on healthcare they will be in real trouble. Am I being overly pessimistic? It just seems that the Dems never come out on top anymore.