the democratic campaign committee, bob menendez, chairman of the national republican congressional committee, representative pete sessions and chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee, chris van holem. and finally, a look back the our predictions during a tumultuous year for the gop in the wake of watergate and a troubled economy. watergate and a troubled economy. from nbc news in good morning, with the midterm congressional campaign already in full swing, the president lashed out at republicans during his weekly radio address accusing the gop of, quote, filibustering the nation s economic recovery but the president and his party are not simply fending off a high unemployment rate and sinking poll numbers, they are desperately trying to reframe the debate ahead of what could be a grim fall for the party in power. just how grim? the president s spokesman, robert gis, upset his party s efforts to manage expectations when right here last sunday, he concede