Am I the only one who finds it remarkable that senior - and very talented - members of Congress are lining up for jobs in the Obama Administration?   Sen. Hilary Clinton seems perfectly happy to walk away from being the Senate Majority Leader and Rahm Emanuel didn't blink when he turned his back on an easy rise to being Speaker of the House.  By any historical analysis, both of these decisions appear to be an abdication of power.  An understanding of the amassing of power in the Exec. by President Bush, however, makes the decision of both Clinton and Emanuel entirely rational.

Did Congress lose the election of 2008?