Whither the Senate in 2006?

I would have said that Schumer was being (part of the job description) a bit optimistic, but I didn't realize this:

Schumer heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which had more than $22 million available according to their last fundraising report. That's more than double the cash available to their counterparts in the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Could it be a white elephant? The more money to spend, the more divisive turf battles -- what the Dems need like a hole in the head?