"The Center No Longer Holds"

Take a look at this article in the November 20, 2005 New York Times Magazine. The author posits that even though the majority now embrace Democratic positions on the issues, the Republicans have so thoroughly entrenched themselves in power that it will be nearly impossible for the Democrats to gain a majority in Congress any time soon. Reading this so soon after finishing up Al Franken's latest book, "The Truth, with Jokes," was a real letdown.