Long national nightmare ended?

Has it? I don't know. The fact that enough people rejected the current political trend and punished the intransigence of the Republican leadership is a good thing. It shows that we're still awake here and, while slow to react, eventually will.

But already the political discourse is changing. Democrats have a real opportunity to show that they can be sane, rational and fair, which is what the electorate hopes they will be, I'm guessing. The last bunch just kept blowing sunshine up our proverbial until people finally saw them to be the fantastical creatures they are, and sent them packing. How awesome to see Rick Santorum sent home with 38% of the vote. Little disturbing that Corrupt Conrad (Burns) ran as close as he did after all his malfeasance, but at least he lost. And George Allen, oh that was awesome. One less blowhard to worry about running in 08.

The best of it was, for the most part, the Reps secret weapon, scurrilous attack ads didn't save them. Maybe in the Tennessee Senate where racist appeals seem to work, but no where else. They lost all the other toss up seats in the Senate. Maybe the end is in sight for these ugly attacks. ;-) Okay, I know better than that.

But maybe some balance has been restored. Can't wait for January.

Wow, I missed all of October

Got so busy at work that I missed all of October here at the ol' blog. Shame. Thought I'd check back in with a link to Keith Olbermann's latest attack on Bush and his ilk. It's a nice counter punch to the attack on Kerry's comments on getting stuck in Iraq in you don't get enough education. Of course, the right wing distortion machine claimed Kerry meant only ignoramuses join the military, when Kerry was talking about George Bush. Unfortunately, the mainstream media covered the right wing spin instead of stepping back and seeing exactly what Kerry meant. A friend of mine even sent me an email in disgust that Kerry had blown the election.

Whoa! No he didn't. Polls out today show Senator Macaca, Talent, and Dewine trending downward along with Tom Kean in NJ. Only Corker in Tennessee had good numbers. Zogby had him up 10 and Rasmussen only 1. Every other Republican Senate candidate is trailing. House polls look good too and 70 percent in a Time poll said Bush had no strategy to win in Iraq. The Kerry thing is a manufactured blip that shows both the power of the right wing distortion machine, and the desperation of Bush whose trying to rerun the 04 campaign by beating on Kerry and mentioned gay marriage. That's an attempt to get the base out volunteering and working hard for Rs in this campaign, as Rove hopes turnout with help the Rs eke out a save Tuesday.

So don't sweat it too much as that story if off the front pages and the Rove noise doesn't seem to be working that well this time around.