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Now that many of the Republicans in Congress are uniting with the Democrats to stop the war and bring the troops back, you'd certainly think that if any party was enjoying the sea change of power, it would be the Dems. Sadly there's trouble in paradise between several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, particularly between two Democratic reps from Southern California. Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Anaheim / Santa Ana is stepping down from...

The details are very fuzzy. Drudge's source is a passage from an advance copy of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's new book. Drudge says that the plan will be part of the new "Bush/GOP agenda," but he offers nothing to indicate that President would support the plan. The measure would have to gain support from the Senate, an institution that prides itself on deliberation (in theory) and independence. And, the plan certainly wouldn't survive a Senate filibuster, so at worst we're looking at a "national debate" about taxes.