http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/weekinreview/07murp.html
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"The Republicans are basically unchecked," Professor Wilentz said. "There is no check in the federal government and no check in the world. They have an unfettered playing field."
Until the next act of God, that is.
Whoops, that last line should also be in italics, it's a quote from the article