More of the Same

Perhaps none of it will mean anything two years from now, but it would seem that the Republicans in Congress are taking a great risk by going forward with business as usual in the aftermath of their election day repudiation. The elevation of Trent Lott in the Senate, as well as today's selection of House leaders with reputations for coziness with K Street (Boehner) and pork (Blunt), would indicate that Republicans have decided that Americans will forget.