Dark days ahead, I'm afraid.

[jpljr77]

They didn't get the Senate, but they came closer than anyone thought (pending a couple of too close to calls). The House was already lost.

But it's the governor gains and state house landslide that will hurt the most. Reapportionment will sting this time around, with all of the major factors lining up against Dems: 1) major demographic shifts since last census; 2) a wave of Republican control over the process, and 3) A hyper-partisan and bitter political environment. Bad, bad times.

I'm really glad that the Dem candidates kept some crazy out of national government (Angle, McConnell) and I'm glad that some of "Sarah's angels" like Miller went down. But jesus christ...Ben Quayle? Rand Paul? Ugh. Some of the Blue Dogs are gone, which is great, but even if every single one of them were ousted it wouldn't counterbalance the loss of Feingold. I mean, I just can't believe it.

Another reason why dark time are ahead: timing. The economy will improve. And guess who will get ALL of the credit? And why will they get ALL of the credit? Because the money will say so. This election proved that money works, regardless of truth, in the first unrestrained corporate election. It's only going to get worse.

The only thing that can salvage this disaster is if the lame duck Dems KILL THE BUSH TAX CUTS. Just fucking do it.