11.   Among the many changes the new Republican majority seeks to make to the Constitution is one that seemingly would protect the American flag from desecration.

12.   And in the end, the spectacle of rancorous impeachment hearings in an election year could slice right into the slight Republican majority in the House of Representatives.

13.   And last month Americans voted a Republican majority into Congress, which these professors say hints at a desire for a more conservative, less tolerant society.

14.   And like the Republican majority they were anxious to speed the legislation along as quickly as possible toward the showdown with the White House.

15.   And not all efforts to rein in government regulation are equally popular within the Republican majority.

16.   And the new Republican majority is intent on slashing congressional staff positions across the board, a move that will even further reduce the Democratic presence on Capitol Hill.

17.   And the Senate, with its slimmer Republican majority and its rules that allow for a filibuster, needs more Democrats to pass anything.

18.   And what of the single-minded Republican legislative majority waiting, no, stomping and snorting in the Statehouse to attempt its own act of electoral finality?

19.   And then I had to kind of rejigger my thinking and figure out how to deal with this Republican majority.

20.   And top Clinton supporters vowed to continue to press issues that were blocked this year by the Republican majority.