What we see now is what we saw back in 2005: The elected officials in power read the result of a presidental election as their license to act a fool.
Good one. I remember Bushs' "political capital" speech the night of the election and wondering WTF???
Right after that, the first thing he did was push for amnesty for illegals, then Harriet Meirs and dubai ports, etc.
The only saving grace for W was Roberts and Alito.