Considering the news that the Dems have the spread of +5 - +7 over the GOP, the same spread that won the GOP 56 House seats in 1994, leaves me optimistic that the Dems will indeed win control of the House. The Senate, on the other hand, is a long shot. Having said this, I must add that there will be no such tidal wave if the Dems don't vote. We'll have to see who comes out to vote.
Atrios posted an excerpt from Krugman's NYT column today. They are worth reprinting here:
President Bush isn't on the ballot tomorrow. But this election is, nonetheless, all about him. The question is whether voters will pry his fingers loose from at least some of the levers of power, thereby limiting the damage he can inflict in his two remaining years in office.
There are still some people urging Mr. Bush to change course. For example, a scathing editorial published today by The Military Times, which calls on Mr. Bush to fire Donald Rumsfeld, declares that "this is not about the midterm elections." But the editorial's authors surely know better than that. Mr. Bush won't fire Mr. Rumsfeld; he won't change strategy in Iraq; he won't change course at all, unless Congress forces him to.
At this point, nobody should have any illusions about Mr. Bush's character. To put it bluntly, he's an insecure bully who believes that owning up to a mistake, any mistake, would undermine his manhood — and who therefore lives in a dream world in which all of his policies are succeeding and all his officials are doing a heckuva job. Just last week he declared himself "pleased with the progress we're making" in Iraq.
In other words, he's the sort of man who should never have been put in a position of authority, let alone been given the kind of unquestioned power, free from normal checks and balances, that he was granted after 9/11. But he was, alas, given that power, as well as a prolonged free ride from much of the news media.
Here is the latest Keith Olbermann commentary. He addresses the significance of the election tomorrow, highlighting Bush's every-changing reasons for the Iraq War. "It's as if he's making it up as he goes," Olbermann surmises. Enjoy! It's good. And now for fun. Let's analyze some of the more inane news headlines that get displayed. This one comes from CNN today. Considering last year's hunting expedition, could this have been written differently? Cheney hunting for victory on Election Day
Why not say "Cheney to go hunting while America votes."? Oh ya, that would have a democratic slant to it. Ok. How about "Cheney hunting on Election Day. Hopes for GOP Victory."?
Still weak. We musn't have Cheney come across as weak.
I was emailing this to a friend today and he replied with a more accurate headline. Here you go, Shawn. Another moment of recognition. "Cheney vows not to blow anyone's face off--IF GOP wins."
Priceless.
Happy voting, everyone!
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