As a big fan of what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is trying to accomplish, I have been heartily encouraged by its first two weeks on the job. All I need to hear to know it is getting traction is that the left has gone from accusing it of having no power to accusing it of having too much.

In Washington, when progressives yell that any conservative group has too much power, it usually means that things are starting to get interesting. Down South, we have a saying that captures the same sentiment in a different way: “A kicked dog hollers.”

A prime example: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is now complaining about all sorts of things regarding DOGE. One of his principal objections is that DOGE has no statutory authority to do, well, anything.

At one level, Schumer is technically correct. At another, more important level, he is entirely wrong.

DOGE, which, in fairness started as little more than a well-oiled public relations campaign, is now a real part of the federal government. It has set up shop within the confines of a little-known agency, the U.S. Digital Service.

Schumer should be familiar with this........

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