Fair Weather Federalism?

I have another word for it: triumphalism. There is a lot of pressure coming from the right to damn the torpedoes and charge into the maelstrom. They argue that victory has its rewards, three branches of government, &c, &c, and go on to demand the full expression of their will, now, I mean right now.

Instapundit links to David Boaz posting at Fox News.

There are two things at work here. One is that Federalism is not really a part of the current Republican agenda, and second, Federalism protects those who don't control the House, Senate, and Executive. If you control the Federal legislature and executive, who needs Federalism? Should the Dems ever find themselves in control of these institutions, Republicans will discover a renewed love for Federalism. But, like the troglodytes who prefered a king to the hard task of governing, will they be able to recover those liberties so easily alienated?