Well, that didn't take long.  Just as several genuine scandals
cast the Obama administration in an unfavorable light,
Republicans in Congress are already overreaching — with
hyperbolic comparisons to Watergate, calls for special
prosecutors, outrageous claims about President Barack Obama's
involvement, possible impeachment and assorted hyper-partisan
rhetoric.  Just this weekend, there was Sen. Rand Paul on TV
claiming there was a "written policy" at the Internal Revenue
Service to target people opposed to President Obama. But when
pressed by an interviewer, the Republican senator admitted he
hadn't actually seen such a document and had only "heard about
it."  Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused
the administration of fostering a "culture of intimidation,"
whatever that means. Rep. Michele Bachmann says the IRS scandal
is "far worse than Watergate." And former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Huckabee is already predicting that the president won't finish
out his term.  They aren't alone. It's gotten ba