Tilting?

Jim VanDenHei writes in today's WaPo - GOP Tilting Balance Of Power to the Right:

"Every president grabs for more power. What's different it seems to me is the acquiescence of Congress," said former representative Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.), a government scholar at the Aspen Institute.

Frickin' liberal, bad-mouthing the president... oh, wait... he's a Republican. It continues:

"Anybody with a brain knew once Republicans got their hand on the wheels . . . there was going to be punishment" because they felt silenced and slighted when Democrats were in control, said former senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.). "It's unfortunate."

Yep, that is once fierce partisan Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a staunch Republican, not some fairy-loving, baby-killing liberal do-gooder. But wait, there's more:

"I would remind my friends that you may one day be in the minority and you won't want to be [run] roughshod over," said former minority leader Robert H. Michel (R-Ill.), who served in the House for 38 years, 14 as leader.

Again, not some anti-military, flower-power liberal, the former minority leader of the House, basically saying to Delay, Frist and Cheney, "be careful what you ask for, you just might get it".

However, tucked neatly away towards the end of the article is this little tid-bit that deserves a headline of its own.

Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) has been assigned by GOP leaders to look for new ways to provide oversight of the federal courts and tougher discipline for judges. In a recent interview he said some judges have "deliberately decided to be in the face of the president and Congress." Senate Republicans are weighing legislation to limit court authority, as well.

OMG! Look for new ways to provide "oversight" and "tougher discipline" for judges? Ahem, Mr Bugman, the judiciary is an independent branch of government. Be. Very. Afraid.

Can you say over-reach? Thankfully, the polls suggest that the American people are not as stupid as the Rethuglicans think they are, and they are fed up with the pukes that they voted into office. The Cretin from Crawford is pulling a whopping 43% approval rating with well over 50% disapproval. Down to 30% of those brain-washed souls who approve of Dubya's handling of Social Security versus 58% who disapprove. (Karl must be finding it increasingly difficult to seat a full audience of ass-kissers for Bush's "Town Hall" meetings). Congress is polling at some of the lowest levels in history, and a significant plurality would rather see Congress run by the Dems than the Rethuglicans. Bush is about to seal the deal for the Dems in 2006. Catering to the foaming-at-the-mouth evangelical fringe, he plans on vetoing the Stem Cell Research bill that just passed the House by a wide margin (although seemingly not wide enough to overturn a veto) and is likely to easily pass in the Senate... a bill that has over 60% support of Americans. Yep, Dubya sure does share our values... not! Only 34% of Americans say that Bush shares their values. Whoa. That is not good.