..Democrats and their allies in the bureaucracy..

"I May Be Slow, But I Ain't Blind" - powerlineblog - "As we have repeatedly noted, one of the fundamental problems faced by any Republican administration is the entrenched hostility of the federal bureaucracy, which is overwhelmingly Democratic. During President Bush's five years in office, this hostility has most critically been manifested by the CIA and the State Department, elements of both of which have worked actively to undermine American foreign policy. If the President were able actually to control the federal bureaucracy, as the Constitution contemplates, it would indeed effect a major change in the balance of power in Washington--not, in principle, between Congress and the executive, but between Democrats and their allies in the bureaucracy, and elected Republican Presidents. "