Whatever happened?

IN NOVEMBER 1994, lest we forget, the Republican Party resoundingly won control of Congress. In November 1996 they retained most of their winnings in both houses, no mean feat. The 1990s saw them seize power from the Democrats all over America, taking charge of most governorships and statehouses. And now what? The oomph has gone. America's most successful and radically-minded party has become a sad collection of drifters, bickerers and Democrats manqués. The nearest Republicans get to revolution these days is when they threaten to unseat their own leader in a fit of pique. And it took barely two years from triumph to this.