Glenn Reynolds comments on the Lieberman victory.
You know, Lieberman is the only candidate I can identify with. And it's not as if I love him.
Everything feels very low key right now. I wonder what will happen in the next two years... other than that lots of folks will run for President... and we'll all look on and criticize. No one can possibly do that much in the new set up. The Democrats will be expected to do something -- a new direction! -- but what can they really do?
Ah! I'm very tired. I've been sitting on a hard chair for more than 7 hours, suffering from sensory overload and an ineffective grasping at creativity. It's hard to think here. It's hard to be substantive... Numbers drift in.... you try to say something... But what can you say except there's that new number?
I'll have to rethink this tomorrow, but it seems to me that not much can happen in the next two years. The brakes are on everywhere. The watchword is "humility"... isn't it?
November 7, 2006
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Immigration reform.
Subpoenas and investigations.
Dragging out dirty laundry on Iraq.
Making a big show of medicare, social security, and health care.
Not extending tax cuts.
Reinstituting pay-go.
No torture is still legal and "war crimes" cannot be reviewer. They passed the MCA.
Ok, when the reporters don't know why George Allen is on TV and speaking....
wv: eidcy
the sound of this reporter asking if she should throw to jackie or to wolf and why is allen speaking...pure eidcy
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M2RiNGYzZjY0MjZhOWNhOTAyYjBkOTE3NDQ4ZWNkNTk=
There's your humility.
At least you got some good photo ops with the goils.
Stay away from my daughter, dude.
-- Jim Webb
Well McCaskill just took the lead in Missouri. If they pull this one out, along with Montana, and Virginia, they have the Senate.
And I can guarantee you that the Democrats will be anything but humble.
This could be a tidal wave.
Don't leave us. There's still more new developments. You can't go to bed yet, the numbers are still coming in!
On the Oscars, Rona Barrett used to stay up all night.
You can at least do the same.
You're on a roll, and you're just beginning to hit your strike, break new ground.
Don't leave us yet.
Peace, Maxine
Sorry, but I'm now in the Libertarian column. I can't be in a party of Bob Corker.
The disembodied cyborg-iMac-head of Glenn Reynolds got his home-state race-baiting senator
I thought Ford lost.
Oh, wait -- you mean the *other* race-baiting would-be senatorial candidate. Sorry, I got the two of them confused.
Hey Fenrisulven:
WHAT HAPPENED? Huh? MSM plot? MSM liberal bias? Stay a retired marine, please, you're much better at that than a political prognosticator.
To the idiot who expects this to "end torture"... the Democratic party is the one that put forth a presidential candidate who's damn state houses the largest center of torture for young children in.
We're talking electrode burns, here.
Will they end 'torture' in Iraq? Probably, if not by ending torture than by ending Iraq. But I supposed you'd be content that terrorists will now be safe from fear of water or high air conditioning.
Sorry about the sore bum, Ann, but you could have done a lot better on a seminal event in recent American history than whinge about Lieberman.
While you're clearing that usually sharp mind, perhaps your readers would like to read my take:
http://kikoshouse.blogspot.com
I can live with Old Joe, any day. The best way to stabalize Iraq now that the Dems are in control of the House and have the Senate negated, is to simply quit reporting on the violence there, assuming they don't actually have a plan for victory. I do wish them luck however with a nuclear Iran. Any reporting of American deaths done by the Conservative media can now be simply chalked off as bitterness, exageration and political sabotage. Death by IED can now be attributed to bad drving resulting in traffic deaths. It's all in the message and perception of the message these days. Some Dem voters I'm sure do expect stabalization in Iraq, if our troops are not withdrawn, but immediate withdrawal shouldn't be a problem since it only took 2 weeks to get to Baghdad while under fire. They can leave just as fast. Equipment can be abandoned or destroyed just like in Viet Nam. I would caution against leaving tanks, Bradleys and Strykers for al sadr and his militia though.
No, I'm not bitter but if I were a senior islamic resistance commander, formerly known as a terrorist, I would launch everything I have against American interests the world over. I would have no need or interest to attack the American homeland when so many vulnerable subsidaries of America are available and very vulnerable. The American people are truly split not only on how to actually combat resistance fighters on the ground, but how to prevent attacks. Any thinking jihadist, sorry, resistance fighter, cannot help but feel invigorated by last night's events. Democrats and Republicans are all just one in the same to them.
Dave said:
But Lieberman won as an Independent so it may not be as hopeful for the Democratic party as we would like. We'll have to see if the left-wing of the party continues to force the moderates out.
The Republican candidate in CT got only 10%! of the vote. If this "Lieberman victory" is some kind of bright spot for the Republicans --- that they had to lower themselves to supporting the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate of 2000 -- they're pretty pathetic. Yes, the Republicans could band together with the Lieberman loyalists, but their own candidate would have been slaughtered. A victory for "centrism"? No. A craven and unprincipled act by the Republicans (and Lieberman, for that matter)? Yes.
Cheers,
I was heartened by Pelosi's speech -- that the first thing she'll focus on is reform of the scandal-ridden House. If that works -- and I'm sure there are plenty on both sides of the aisle who don't want it to -- that will be a clear plus for the Nation. She was obviously listening to exit poll data when she made the speech. Now, if the Democrats can squelch earmarks, that'll be a huge accomplishment as well.
I'd also suggest taxing gasoline, explicitly using the proceeds for the war on terror. Make politicians decided between tax increases and GWOT. Alas, Nancy is from California, and taxing gas would probably kill her politically. But it would be brazen.
...whinge about Lieberman.
Um, what?
Very cool that you took pictures.
CNN fumbled pretty much with this one. The actual coverage from the bloggers was either nowhere to be found or very difficult to find. Either way they failed to capitalize.
Juliet:
Whinge as in to whine.
I know what whinge means. I don't see how she's doing it.
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