Yes....Yessss....Divide-and-conquer! :Waves goodbye to the 'Pubs'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/krwashbureau/20051008/ts_krwashbureau/_republicans<snip>
WASHINGTON - The conservative rebellion against Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers widens the split between the White House and Republicans, sowing fears among party strategists that President Bush is jeopardizing ten years of GOP congressional dominance.
Republicans are speaking out and voting against the administration with defiance unseen since he's been in the White House. In recent days, the Senate reined in the administration on the treatment of foreign detainees, forced it to jettison no-bid reconstruction contracts in the Gulf region and gave Miers a tepid welcome as Bush's choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
This emboldened stance comes amid mounting worries over Iraq policy, lingering questions about the federal response to Katrina and Bush's sinking public approval ratings.
For Bush and Senate Republicans, it marks a parting of ways with consequences for the remainder of his term. It also signals a loss in Bush's clout after five years of expanding presidential power. As Republicans distance themselves from the president, lawmakers and strategists wonder whether conservative anger at the Miers nomination could do their party irreparable harm.
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