Salon.com Huffington | White House chutzpah

"I hope I'm viewed as a humble person," the president said just before moving into the White House. And on his first day on the job, he counseled his senior staff members to "be an example of humility and decency and fairness." White House chief of staff Andy Card echoed the sentiment, telling would-be staffers: "Be among the most humble people in Washington."

Well, those days are certainly long gone. Forget tiptoeing. Team Bush now stomps down the halls of power like Godzilla trampling the streets of Tokyo. Humble pie is no longer being served at the White House -- instead, it's being shoved in our faces.

When describing the administration at midterm, the words that come to mind are "arrogant," "cocky," "galling" and "drunk with power."