John Dean Predicts Wars on Capitol Hill

Rethugs plan to punish Democrats for winning back Congress.

In reality, that means they plan to punsih the voters who saw fit to elect a Democratic Congress. If the Rethugs want war with the Congress we elected, then they are picking a fight with us as well!

FindLaw's Writ - Dean: Are Congressional Wars Coming? Since Cheney Has Already Said He'll Ignore the Democratic Congress, It Seems Likely:

Rumblings on Capitol Hill suggest that Republicans may literally be 'out of control' as the minority party. Many Republicans in Congress are upset that they will lose their perks, and they want to punish the Democrats for winning. In addition, the White House believes its conservative base wants it to make life difficult for the Democrat Congress, so they will assist in doing just that.

The word on K Street is also that making life difficult for Congressional Democrats will help Republicans win the White House and Congress in 2008. As one well-connected Republican attorney in Washington told me: 'We see a war coming on Capitol Hill.' In fact, many Congressional Republicans believe they are better at being opponents than proponents, so they look forward to raising hell.
Since Democrats are going to encountering some major stonewalling, when they try to pursue oversight of the Bush Administration, this raises two key questions: What should the Democrats do in response to the stonewalling, and how should they do it?