No more Republican filibusters

If popular electoral trends keep going the way they are, the Democrats could be in for a real treat in 2008 -- no, not the presidency, but rather the Senate:

It started out as such a faint hope for New York Senator CharlesSchumer that he hardly dared voice it. But as more and more Republicansretire or become engulfed by scandal, it has become irresistiblyimaginable: the idea that Democrats might gain a filibuster-proofmajority in the Senate after the 2008 elections. "It's a very remotechance and every star would have to align correctly," Schumer, whoheads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, told TIME. "Butit's way too early to make predictions."

Ever wonder to yourself why little gets done in Washington?  It's the filibuster, which in many ways is a good thing, that stalls legislation.  If the Democrats get 60 votes in the Senate in addition to the presidency, so much will get done -- from health care to energy reform to deficit management.