Daily Briefing: 'The Mainstream Has Turned'
•Strategists thinkBush, Republicans may have overestimated and misread election results. [ WP ]
• Fristsays filibuster showdown is "inevitable"; leaves door open for '08. [ USAT ]
•House, Senate near agreement on $82b package for Iraq, Afghanistan. [ WSJ ]
•White House insistsLaura's stand-up was not politically motivated; she'll watch "Desperate Housewives" on DVD. [ NYT , WT ]
• DeLay: "I know I have been watched and investigated probably more than evenBill Clinton. They can't find anything." [ WT ]
•Conservative tribute toDeLaycould be more of a eulogy. [ WP ]
•Parties welcome ambivalence on abortion, in theory.Reid: "We're not looking for pro-life (or) pro-choice candidates. We're looking for candidates who can win." [ USAT ]
• Pat RobertsonpraisesGiuliani's presidential prospects. [ LAT ]
• Snowcriticized for constantly selling Social Security plan. [ LAT ]
• Bush, Bolton: echo, echo. [ WP ]
•Approval ofSchwarzeneggerfalls below 50% for the first time. Critic: "The mainstream has turned on him." [ NYT ]
•Q&A aboutBush's Social Security plan. [ WSJ ]
•Princetonians hold anti-Fristteach-in outside ofFristCampus Center. [ WP ]