Unfortunately, Republicans and Democrats are acting as little more than lawyers for their causes.
That could force the Republicans to act, since they are under heavy pressure from suburban officials to approve the tax increases.
Republicans are acting like it was the crime of the century.
It reminded you of just how idiotic Republicans can act sometimes.
And one might have understood this if the Republicans were acting out of some coherent global strategy.
"I think that part of the mandate for change in the election results is that the Republicans will act fairly."
Democrats in Congress said they would push the Republicans to act quickly to approve the new appropriation.
The Republicans act as though terrible things are happening to them, when that is not the case at all.
Republicans did not act, as they had said they would, to cut the earned-income tax credit for poor working families.
Iraq is a vision of hell, and the Republicans act as if it's a model kitchen.