Democrats will be taking the lead when the Senate resumes this week. Thanks to defecting Vermont Republican Sen. Jim Jeffords, Democrats will be taking the lead when the Senate resumes its work this week. Senate Democrats this weekend promised that, when they are in control, they will cooperate with President Bush and the Republicans. But Democrats have made it clear the agenda will change dramatically.
Republicans also are worried about confirmation of the president's judicial nominees.
He's not going to be running, one. He says he's not going to be running for president. And certainly he's not going to be leaving the Republican Party. Democrats are less certain. Sen. Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who helped talk Jeffords into defecting, warned Republicans should take nothing for granted.