Just imagine...

Democrats in the US House are scoring points against the odds.

Rep. Jim Davis (D-FL) managed to cobble together the votes to block the administration's punitive Cuban travel regulations by a 225-174 margin, noting that most of the punishment would fall on the shoulders of Americans with Cuban relatives."The United States should not be in the business of separating families," Davis said, and he's right.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) lined up 210 votes against the 187 Republican holdouts to fight off the Bushco attempt to contract out nearly half of the federal work force, keeping vital public services off the private sector auction block.

It's good work in hard times. The House Ds are doing everything they can do, but there's so much left to be done.

Just imagine a Democratic majority.

Better yet, make one.