three strikes?
the repub hoisted by their own, .........you know....
i always thought that if left to their own devices the Reps. would hang themsleves. eventually. I admit the wait has been long and painful, and we may not be at the end yet.
in a separate analyisis (see above) Post reporters call the Bolton nomination a straight grab for power- -
not that that should be news to any of us- but occaisionally, if you have the stomach to pay attention, the truth eeks out of the veil of spin. its about potisioning the US as a unilateral bully. Its about power. oh, go read foucault.

"New York Post columnist John Podhoretz details the GOP's woes--and doesn't blame the media (all that much):

'Republicans and conservatives are beginning to panic a little. Ever since the Terry Schiavo controversy took its unexpected turn against the Right in polls -- I say 'unexpected' because major Democratic politicians acted as though they thought the issue would benefit the GOP when it was taken up in Congress back in February -- Republicans are privately worried that they're losing touch with the American people.
'The president's decision to focus the first months of his second term on Social Security reform seems to have backfired, with the public reacting skeptically and nervously about any change to the national pension system. And the media assault on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is beginning to pay off, in part because DeLay's undeniable tactical brilliance as a legislator is matched only by his advanced case of foot-in-mouth disease.
'Meanwhile, the president's daring nomination of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador is in danger not because of media bias but because three Republican senators are evidently afraid of voting for someone who is accused (probably falsely) of being mean to his underlings. . . ."