Byron Dorgan IS doing something besides complaining about steroid use. I stand corrected.

Democrats Planning Watchdog Role (washingtonpost.com): "Senate Democrats announced plans yesterday for wide-ranging hearings to examine Bush administration policies and conduct, saying the Republicans who control both houses of Congress have abdicated responsibility for oversight of the GOP administration.

'The congressional watchdog remains fast asleep, and we intend to wake him up,' said Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (N.D.), who announced the party's plan at a Capitol Hill news conference."

This is a good start. We'll see if they manage to at least raise issues in the public consciousness with hearings, or i the hearings will go right into the C-Span 2 memory hole.