We're inclined to believe that it was never theirs to begin with. At least that's what the American people seem to have decided. But it's always interesting to see how assumptions harden into linguistic ticks harden into conventional wisdom:

"Republicans like control", you say? Because it was the Republicans who opened this Congress by trying to shut down political speech on the Internet. From bland pro-Democratic resentment to glib anti-Republican stereotypes, thus does opinion filter from one myopic self-styled sophisticate to another.

References:
* A Third Way? [Eleanor Clift, Newsweek]
* Republicans Defeat Fascist Democrats (Seriously!!) [MR]

Previously:
* Tell Me Again About How Democrats Can Be Trusted
* Democrats Not So Much With The Cleaning Up Government Corruption
* Democrats Renew Effort To Undermine Electronic Surveillance

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers