My concern is that the Democrats are not going to overreach. I know it is not in their DNA, but if they behave responsibly for the next two years, we do not get either chamber back in 2008.
I heard Chuckie Schumer last night say that he was not in favor of raising the top marginal tax rates. This is both good news and bad news. But I think it gives us a clue where they might be heading. Even the Dems will have learned from the Republican stupidity of the last 12 years.
The urge to stay in power is very strong for politicians of any party, and if the Dems decide to "bone" their base for a while by acting moderate, they'll do it enthusiastically if it gets them through the next election cycle. Don't forget, the current "god" of the Democrat party kept homosexuals out of the military (don't ask don't tell) and stiffed urban voters by getting rid of AFDC, so that he'd be more electable in 1996. Lessons like this are not soon forgotten.