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November 08, 2006
Karl Rove can kiss my lilly white liberal ass
Today is perhaps the best day of my progressive life. There haven't been enough victories in the last 20 years--so this one is especially sweet.
If you're a Republican today--its very, very bitter.
So bitter in fact that many are still in the first stage of grief: denial.
Hugh Hewitt is making me spit out my coffee:
President Bush will not flag in the pursuit of the war, and Senator Santorum is now available for a seat on the SCOTUS should one become available. GOP senators will have the chance to select leadership equal to the new world of politics which, as the past two years have demonstrated, does not reward timidity.
Earth to Hugh: I will be a Supreme Court Justice before Rick Santorum. Lawdy.
The United States did not reject the agenda of the right tonight. I know the media very badly wants to say that. I know the left wants to think that. But the fact is that this is not true. Had either the left or the media paid attention, they would have heard that the right was angry about Medicare Part D. They would have heard that the right was angry about government spending. They would have picked up on the disgust the right has shown to the congressional leadership.
Last night, the American people soundly rejected the Republican agenda. Period. They've been living with it since Reagan and they've had it. We went too far to the right and last night--it was yanked back toward the middle, even leaning a bit to the left. Welcome to the pendulum.
My favorite is Captain Ed at Captain's Quarters, who--like a good goosestepping righty blogger--spins himself into the ground trying to couch last night as a Republican loss not a Democratic victory:
One has to recall the 1994 Republican "revolution", which resulted in a much more sweeping victory than the Democrats had last night (right now, they have gained 28 seats with four more still in play, while the GOP took 54 that year). Democrats had built what looked to be a permanent majority, and that led to astronomical amounts of hubris and no small amount of corruption. The GOP successfully ran on those themes in 1994 because nothing resonates like corruption and unchecked power with the American electorate.
Poor Ed. Its delusion like this that will continue to allow the Dems to erode Republican power.
Hubris is in the mirror, hon. Its time to take a long, hard look.
Posted by Carla at November 8, 2006 07:43 AM
