I thought everyone might enjoy some of the thread titles running over at DU right now:
Jesus Christ it's a sh**** night...
Rationalization thread: This was not a GOP victory.
May I please drown myself in a vat of vodka?
Giving Up - Going to Bed
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CNN Calls NC for Dole...
F***** in Florida
"Congresswoman Katherine Harris" (Caution: Dirty Words)
All I can say is: :-)
This isn't looking very good. At the very least, it's looking like there will be no "pleasant surprises" in the overall tallies. Looking like the best to hope for is status quo in the Senate and a non-debacle in the House. The worst is enough of a Senate loss to put Chimp in the driver's seat. Whatever happens, it's looking like we're going to have to face a lot of smirking in the coming days. "Thank ya'll fer giving me carte blanch to rape your butts." And the media whores smugly talking about how "This President has scored a triumph and is now officially a God." Sooooooo we'd better practice our perspective in the coming onslaught of spin. Here's my rationalization. This is not an overwhelming victory -- and in many ways not really a victory at all -- for the puglicans. The country is still evenly divided. We are still evenly matched in the big picture. But frankly, now that it's over, I'll say this. The GOP DIDN'T win. Instead, WE LOST. We had the chance to take the big enchilada, but we dropped it. In my opinion, the media whore pundits were right about one thing. The Democrats, for the most part, blew it. We've been lame and sterile. Did not give the non-partisan people anything to vote for. And we didn't even make the case to give them something to vote against -- even though there is plenty to vote against in the GOP. Even if we eke out a tie in this election, we need to reassess everything. IMO the Democrats ought to devise an overarching agenda for true economic reform and social equity and all the good stuff that LIBERALS AND PROGRESSIVES are supposed to stand for. And we need to do it without apologies. Instead, when they punch us for being liberals, we need to punch back with that same liberalsm. And do it WITH CLARITY. That does not have to be a divisive strategy within our half of the spectrum. Being clearly liberal can be coupled with the idea of the Big Tent. The Democrats CAN accomodate everyone from centrists to Greenish types,and of styles from strident to moderate -- IF we share a backbone of common purpose of economic and social justice a la Wellstone and the Progressive Caucus and Sen. Byrd. And start looking to grass roots rather than corporate support. We can take the power -- but we have to find our own power first Okay that's how I'm mentally coping with this night.
courtesy of rat underground