A noteworthy comment about the Bush Administration from a profile of Monica Goodling in today's Washington Post:

"The young conservatives who came off the campaign and were new to town with this administration, they've never seen lean times," said a veteran Republican political appointee who declined to be quoted by name saying anything critical of Goodling. "They had no appreciation for what would happen after the Democrats took control and how tough it would be."

  I'm not sure if the issue is "young conservatives" — I tend to think younger staffers are taking their cues from more senior officials — but it is interesting how unprepared the Administration seems to be for the realities of having Congress in the opposing party's hands.