MESSAGE DISCIPLINE: Dem Senator Says Economy ‘Strong’ Same Day DSCC Attacks GOPer For Same Thing. “The second highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin (D-IL) told a local TV station on Wednesday that the economy is ‘strong’ despite the S&P downgrade. While largely in line with the White House’s views on the downgrade, his comments came the same day that Democrats attacked Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) over a near identical quote.”

Of course, what’s really disturbing is that Dick Durbin is the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate . . . .