Let Republicans grumble that the Liberals are beginning to look less like a party than a jobs program.
Republicans traditionally grumble that this classic, straightforward demagoguery encourages "class warfare," turning rich against poor.
At the same time, some Republicans grumbled about the award to Mr. Arias.
Quite a few Republicans grumble privately that their majority has been acting a little like the old Democratic powers.
His aides say he is working behind the scenes, but both Democrats and Republicans are grumbling.
More striking, though, is that Republicans are also grumbling - in private, at least.
Some Republicans grumbled that Democrats had exploited the war, using it as an excuse to do something they had pushed for earlier.
Some Republicans, having run a more punctual convention, are grumbling about a coverage gap.
Republicans grumbled about the tactics, predicting that Democrats would ultimately pay for them and again be punished by voters.
The new Republicans grumbled about "the practice of Congress in putting itself above the law."