It's been three days since Minnesota Senate Democrats abandoned their fight to raise taxes. But that wasn't enough to provide for a smooth end to the legislative session, as weekend negotiations over final details have proven. Steven Schier is a political science professor at Carleton College. He says the D-F-L had no chance of getting its way and no choice but to concede. Schier says although Democrats may have lost this battle, they shouldn't be written off yet.