Matt Davis harks back to the "good old days", way back to the January, 2001 and before. Snippet:

So now, something vastly improper, like phonying up an EPA report on global warming, fades into the background. "Outrage fatigue" is one way to explain it, perhaps. But it's also a bit like juggling--one can't keep one's focus on any particular outrage, because it's already time to focus on the next one.

One of the Bush administration's stunning victories is that they have kept the Left off balance with this endless and audacious stream of actions that would be beyond the pale if we lived in less extraordinary times. We can call them on things all we want, but the country is too scared to listen.

I especially like the phrase "outrage fatigue", which describes exactly how I feel much of the time, and maybe explains the reason for the sudden stoppage of mass public demonstrations, rallies and marches against the Iraq war and so many of the other criminal activities in which the Bush Cartel is currently engaged.