Ruffled Republican feathers; Let the unruffling begin.(OPED)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: May 31, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Tony Blankley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

With Congress out of town for a week, it gives the nation a chance to lick our wounds before having to endure the next round of damaging blows to the body politic.

I have tried hard to maintain a polite apathy in the face of the more recent congressional and White House episodes of their opera bouffe. But short of having my hands tied to my chair so as to stop me from typing, I rather fear that my more feral political instincts must be given a little room to run.

Watching Speaker Denny Hastert attempt to defend Congress' ...

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