Helen Thomas

Yet again, the Democrats roll over

By HELEN THOMAS
HEARST NEWSPAPERS

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush has the Democrats' number on Capitol Hill. All he has to do is play the fear card and invoke the war on terror and they will cave.

What's more, the president has found out that he can break the law and the rubber stamp

Democratic Congress will give him a pass every time.

High court takes giant steps backward

HELEN THOMAS
HEARST NEWSPAPERS
July 4, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The new Supreme Court is more conservative than it has been in decades. It's also meaner.

It is a dream come true for Republican presidencies dating back to the "strict constructionist" court aspirations of President Nixon and now made possible by the conservative George W. Bush.

Before closing down for the summer last month, the high court tossed out a flurry of decisions that overturned or reinterpreted long-standing liberal precedents.

The court under Chief Justice John Roberts seems intent on rolling back advances in race and gender relations that have helped America achieve a more equal and humane society.