Is it simply the upcoming redistricting that has them over-reaching

[BR_Parkway]

so far to push their agenda? Or have they simply heard their own propaganda repeated by so many in their echo chamber that they've actually come to believe it themselves?

I keep looking at the various state and Federal Republicans going so far beyond where they have before - in the face of so much bad polling and opposition and have to wonder why they don't seem worried about pushing their policies in the least bit.

Do they think we don't care? That once they redistrict, we'll have no chance at electing Reps who can push this stuff back? Or is it simply the electronic voting that think is going to carry them to victory?

[aSpeckofDust]

1. They are overreaching because they are paid to. It's as simple as that.

[Lasher]

2. They're getting their dirty work done now because this is not an election year.

They know voters have short memories.

[csziggy]

3. That's what I worry about - and the M$M is noticing

Which has me really worried. If they notice, it must be blatantly obvious.

Redistricting Battles Begin: Could Your Congress Member be in the Line of Fire?
Republicans Have Upper Hand in Partisan Process; Target Veteran Lawmakers
By HUMA KHAN
March 29, 2011
From New York, which will lose two U.S. House seats, to Ohio, which will lose the same number, Democrats are particularly vulnerable this time around in the once-a-decade process that's rife with partisan bickering.

Meanwhile, population growth in heavily Republican states has given the GOP an upper hand. Texas will gain four House seats, the most of any state. Florida will gain two seats, and Arizona and Georgia one each.

"Republicans are in the best position that they've been in for redistricting in the modern era of redistricting across the country and especially in these states that are gaining seats, like Texas," said Tim Storey, a redistricting analyst at the National Council of State Legislatures.

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[mwb970]

4. I too have been surprised by the grotesque overreaching.

I realize this happens every time a "new" party comes into power, but the scope and intensity of the republican power grab on this occasion is amazing and overwhelming. The backlash will be huge, as well. It's beginning already.

[BR_Parkway]

5. But why do they seem so unfazed by the backlash? ARe they simply

so unused to Democrats fighting back? That everyone's going to forget by the time the elections roll around? Or do they intend to game the system somehow - and what can we do about it now rather than being surprised at the results in 2012?