"Run For Your Lives"

Only in Washington, and only in the Village in Washington, would 59 votes be less than 41. Eugene Robinson, whose shorts rarely get twisted up his butt, has a more sane view:

"You'd think from the overheated commentary that this was the end of the world (as we know it). Instead of having 20 more votes in the Senate than the Republicans, the Democrats now have only 18 more votes. Run for your lives."

Allow us to further comment along the lines of the post below: Someone needs to clue in the spineless, gutless Dems ("Call for Sen. Evan Bayh") who want to scurry into their holes and await the Apocalypse. Get on the offensive. Get control of your message. Have some discipline. And for God's sake don't look for ways to undercut yourselves. Whether you believe it or not, history is on your side, just as it has been for most of the past 80 years. Act like it.

Meanwhile, here's someone else's take: