To those who think dwarves are the new elves, the asymetry of power with dwarves in this edition don't even come close to the cheese of elves in the Complete Book of Elves. If nothing else, consider this: No game I played using 2nd edition rules lacked elves (small amount of hyperbole). I have played many games that lack dwarves in 3.5.
As far as justifying being an @ss based on the race of the character, nothing I have seen with dwarves OR elves in 3.X comes even close to the obnoxious behavior of all too many elf PCs in 2nd edition. I had a character the didn't like elves based on her consistantly bad experiences with elven PCs (mostly) and NPCs who seem to consider being rude and condecending to be a requirement.
BTW, any predictions on Humans vs. Dwarves next round? I am wondering just how strong the dwarf-hate lobby is...