Who's in charge here?

I've always been led to believe that one of the chief advantages of having a legislative majority is the ability to control the calendar. Maybe it's just the incompetence of Bill Frist, but I think I see the hand of Harry Reid's reputation for parlimentary brilliance at play. Either way, our Senate D's are beating them at the calendar game. There's this...

WASHINGTON — Attorney General designate Alberto Gonzales will have to wait at least another week before getting a Senate committee vote on his nomination to be the nation's top law enforcement officer.

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Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said the committee should not vote on Gonzales yet because the nominee has not yet answered all of the Democrats' questions. Democrats have complained that Gonzales has been evasive with his answers to their qued they want him delayed until they are.

...and this...

The Democratic Senate leadership expects to reach an agreement with Senate Republicans for a nine-hour debate on the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice next Tuesday...

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The agreement, which must be reached by unanimous consent, but which is very much expected, will allow Democratic senators not on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to voice their thoughts about Rice on the Senate floor.

Small victories? Sure. Unlikely to affect the outcome? Absolutely.

But ya gotta like the fighting spirit we're seeing early on. I'm getting a little wilder about Harry every day.