In Texas, Republicans are cheering today's victory for partisan reapportionment treachery. There are some other states, no doubt, where eager plans to screw over the minority-party enemy are now being assembled.

In Colorado? Gosh, Republicans say...could we get this applied retroactively to about three years ago?

Ruling portends ugly redistricting battles

"Wow. What a surprise," said former state Sen. Norma Anderson, R-Lakewood. "Am I glad I'm not down there any more to go all through that."

Anderson said the ruling will make the legislature even more partisan and petty.

"You only have 120 days (in a session) and if you end up fighting congressional boundaries the whole time that's not good," she said.

Anderson has regretted her role in the 2003 redistricting effort sprung on Democrats in the waning days of the session.

"It brought so many bitter feelings to the legislative process that have never been healed," she said. "Worse, it inspired the Democrats to take the majority -- and they did."

Attempting to gain partisan advantage though manipulating electoral districts is wrong. What the Colorado Republican majority did in 2003 was appalling -- perhaps matched only by the contempt they routinely show for their own primary elections. Having said that, this situation is dripping with irony. Wouldn't you agree?

The moral: be careful what you wish for, righties -- and the timing of when it's granted.