Well at least now the Republicans will have total control of the country

[MSgt213]

with no threat of democrats being able to mount any type of defense on any issue. The can pass everything they've always wanted to.

[Jacobin]

1. They've had total control for the last four years

[wuushew]

5. No Jeffords briefly tilted the balance in the Senate

n/t

[AverageJoe]

2. They've had total control for some time now

That's why we're in the horrific mess we are in.

[NVMojo]

3. it's scary but this is a democracy, right? The people have spoken???

something tells me that ain't what happened.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

4. That should make it real hard for them to blame shit on the dems

[AngryOldDem]

And just think....

A few Supreme Court vacancies and they have run the table on the three branches of government.

[Dinger]

6. Dangerous, But . . .

it'll take that to wake them up, but it'll be WAY TOO LATE. : (

[many a good man]

7. Not in the Senate

Democrats can still block the most egregious legislation because Republicans need 60% to stop a filibuster...

[Godhumor]

8. One bright side...

If, in the weeks to come, Kerry does not become president, I honestly think the Republicans are going to get too arrogant and make enough unpopular decisions that 2006 and 2008 are going to swing heavily the other way.


I am saying this for if Kerry concedes in the next few days, something that I still don't think will be necessary. Call this worst case scenario time. I am not giving up on this country; I will not talk about abandoning my country; I will not ever hate my country (the people in charge, however...). I want a massive shaking up in the Democratic party, I want to see the possibility of two more years of hell giving democrats the spines necessary to stand up and fight back. I want to see Dubya screw up so bad that the next presidential election results in at least 400 EVs for the Democrat running.

That said, screw all of this--I wanna see Ohio blue.