Actually, how about "the unmitigated gall"? Not of the Dems; of Walden:

The House Democrats "actually tightened down the screws much more than we ever did," said Walden, recounting how little input the House Republicans had on the stimulus bill.

From Jeff Mapes' blog, and Mapes does not record if Walden was talking with a straight face. The House GOP under Gingrich, Delay, Hestert et al, turned the House Dems into their butt boys (and girls). For the most part, of course, the Dems took it, not as happily as the Dems in the Senate (many of whom retain the habit of acquiescing to the Rs even though the Republican Party is in the process of swirling down the national political toilet). But then came 2006, and Speaker Pelosi, and suddenly Greg Walden and his anti-democracy comrades found themselves where they had stuck the Dems: On the outside looking in.

Not that the ruling party should ever arbitrarily cut the opposition from the process, but a couple of points to note here.

For Walden to bitch about how badly he and his party are being treated is a bit precious. Of course they are also the party that bankrupted this nation with their tax cuts for the rich, the Iraq War and deregulation of banks and insurance — and now whine that Obama is spending too much money trying to create jobs, improve education, save the planet and otherwise help people who are not going to contribute vast amounts of money to the Republican Party and their cronies.

Second, the GOP has offered nothing of substance since Barack Obama took office. He reached out to them, more than halfway, and they responded by spitting in his face. They have criticized without contributing, they have yet to offer up a single productive idea, and so they are being treated with the respect they have earned: Zero.

So, Greg Walden, two little words of advice to help you understand the situation, to give you perspective and help you deal with being in a party that is a huge minority because the nation has finally recognized you are a force for destruction and not for peace, prosperity and justice:

Suck it.