CQ Today is reporting that Senate Budget Committee Chair Judd Gregg (R-NH) doesn’t think he has the votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster of his committee-passed Stop Overspending Act 2006. His measure would implement a bevy of spending-control measures - measures which open up a backdoor to cutting Social Security. Also included in his bill is a version of line-item veto. And, not only is SOS not likely to make it to the Senate floor, but prospects for passage of a separate, standalone line-item veto bill look dim. Included in CQ Today’s article is this interesting bit from Gregg: Gregg complained that Democrats are playing election year politics by charging that his plan is aimed at slicing Social Security. Which is funny because in this same article is this: Passage of that legislation would be a "political victory" that would not address long-term problems posed by growing entitlement programs, Gregg said. Growing entitlement programs...hmmm...what could he be referring to? Perhaps the two largest entitlement programs - Social Security and Medicare? CQ Today: Senate Budget Chairman Doubts Budget Overhaul Will Reach Floor This Year