Start the country, I wanna get on!

See, here's the deal. Just when we finally get a solid New Normal going, it starts to unravel. Good! We never said the world had to go to hell in a handcart. It's sure invigorating to see a handful of renegade Republicans join Democrats to not body-slam the poor.

Still, the Republicans shouldn't despair too much. I'm sure Frist and Hastert, even without DeLay around to do the heavy lifting, will come up with a plan to kill food stamps or cut funding for college students.