Will lightning strike the Republicans?

摘要

What a cheery start to the new year for the Democrats. On January 3rd, Jack Abramoff, the Demon Briber of K Street, agreed to open his capacious pockets to investigators and reveal which politicians are inside (see next article). Most of the red faces are expected to be Republican. The ruling party has one leg bogged down in Iraq and the other in sleaze. Democrats are now dreaming of seizing control of Congress and impeaching George Bush for his "illegal" wiretaps. Dream on. Most analysts expect the Republicans to lose ground at the mid-term elections in November, but there are several reasons for doubting that the party's pain will translate into power for the Democrats on Capitol Hill, let alone a chance to impeach the president.