Reno is dead right. In 1994, the American people (helped in an immense way by millions of pissed off gun owners) finally decided to give the GOP a chance to put its money where its mouth was, and give the GOP control of the House and Senate. Then, in 2000, the American voters doubled down and gave the Republicans control of the White House, too. And in response, we got all the partisan back-scratching that Reno mentions, plus Jack Abramoff, the K Street Project, J. Steven Griles, a badly managed invasion and reconstruction of Iraq, the incredibly poorly handled firing of the United States Attorneys, Harriet Myers, Attorney General Gonzo, that disaster with Schiavo, and on and on and on and on.
Republicans, you earned this trip to the woodshed and time in the wilderness. Use it to your advantage. Listen to guys like Tom Coburn. Otherwise, you will be in minority for the next several decades.
