"Turning Point for Dems?"

Pollster Charlie Cook, who usually provides support for the CW that "it's always bad news for Democrats," surprises us with some analysis that goes in the opposite direction: i.e., that we may have seen the high water mark for Republicans. We thought we noticed that potential several times in the recent past, and the usual caveats apply in predicting outcomes. But it's always seemed odd that those in the incestuous circle jerk that covers politics in the zero-sum, who's-up-who's-down manner we're accustomed to were ready to declare 2010 the year of the Rethug tsunami -- a year ahead of schedule.