Dept. of Schadenfreude: Republicans fasten helmets

Republicans are already starting on the recriminations, and they haven't even lost yet. Thus this delightful coinage: "Pre-criminations," according to one conservative.

Look at the fur fly: It's the evangelicals' fault, says former Rep. Dick Armey: they're "bullies" and "thugs." No, it's Foley's fault, says Xtian Right leader Tony Perkins (Family Research Council). Meanwhile, former speechwriter David Frum hasn't lost his touch:

There is a bit of a battle between people who say, Hey, your tax cuts wrecked our war and people who say, Hey, your war wrecked our tax cuts.

You mean you can't have tax cuts in the middle of a four-year war? Wow! Who knew? That's like saying you can't safely drill for oil in a wildlife refuge -- or that you can't simultaneously defend the Constitution while at the same time destroying it. If that kind of thinking took hold, they'd be in real trouble.