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The Art of Opposition
Will the White House now stop underestimating the Democratic Congress?
BY KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
If President Bush is looking for an early Christmas present for his top Justice appointees, he could do worse than Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War.' Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's edition might even be unabridged.
Call the administration's handling of the eight fired U.S. attorneys what you will (and many adjectives come to mind), at bottom this is a story of a White House and Justice Department that have yet to understand how rocked is their world. Their GOP brethren are no longer running Congress, and the Democrats who took over want blood. The administration made its first, costly, mistake by underestimating the opposition.
Democrats can't be accused of the same naivete. They understood on Nov. 8 that their real majority power would rest in investigations and the almighty subpoena." Read on.
The Art of Opposition
Will the White House now stop underestimating the Democratic Congress?
BY KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
If President Bush is looking for an early Christmas present for his top Justice appointees, he could do worse than Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War.' Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's edition might even be unabridged.
Call the administration's handling of the eight fired U.S. attorneys what you will (and many adjectives come to mind), at bottom this is a story of a White House and Justice Department that have yet to understand how rocked is their world. Their GOP brethren are no longer running Congress, and the Democrats who took over want blood. The administration made its first, costly, mistake by underestimating the opposition.
Democrats can't be accused of the same naivete. They understood on Nov. 8 that their real majority power would rest in investigations and the almighty subpoena." Read on.
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