Oops, forgot to check if there was a game on yesterday. Apparently Zach Randolph had a great game, and the Lakers need some consistency. Kobe scored 32 as he’s still healing, Bynum dropped to 2 points on 1 shot (that he missed), and Walton came up with 22.
This is early, though.
Those who were on the Red State AIM chat on election night may recall me saying that our electoral defeat didn’t feel real yet, and despite my frantic insistence that the Democrats, led by the CBC, were going to lose the war and draft articles of impeachment on the President, that I’d have to wait for the next day to see how I felt.
Well, a funny thing happened the next day, didn’t it? Secretary Rumsfeld got the boot, and suddenly all my sadness over our losing the war was replaced by anger at the President for giving up on the war.
But now, today, after spending yesterday angry at the President, I feel rather calm about everything. No nerves about the coming election, no anxiety over the next wartime supplemental budget votes, no rage over Rumsfeld.
So I’ll say this: as far as my feelings go, the bandage-tearing analogy of yesterday was pretty accurate. I still don’t think it’s the best policy, but I will admit it’s easier on me emotionally. For now, anyway.
Dear Mr. President: You had me for the war, and to make a political decision like this, after signing McCain’s ‘torture’ bill, and showing no inclination to secure our border, shows me you don’t really care about the war as much as I do.
I’m done defending you. I’m done supporting you. I look forward to the day you are no longer my party’s leader.
For those in Democratic states, or even nationally, who think some prominent lefties would help rebuild the Republican party, look at California. It doesn’t work.
Last night, Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected Governor, but Republicans lost the races for Senator, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Secretary of State, and Controller. The only other Republican to win was Steve Poizner for Insurance Commissioner, a pro-abortion Republican who ran against the corrupt Cruz Bustamante, the Democrat who betrayed Gray Davis and ran in the Recall election.
Meanwhile all the new borrowing passed, the Legislature stayed strongly Democratic, and eminent domain reform failed. Is this any way to run a party?
No, if you want to build a party, you have to start with some ideas people can rally around. ‘Electable’ mavericks don’t accomplish that.
Count me with the Directors of Red State. It’s time to take a right turn, reject neoconservative policies (by which I mean ‘big government’ or ‘compassionate conservatism’), and reunify the base.
I didn’t watch, I forget the score, but at least the Lakers won. And apparently the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.
Chairman Dean says we need to get out of Iraq, and in January, new Speaker Pelosi will be able to implement a funding plan for her phased retreat.
President Bush says he looks forward to getting “comprehensive immigration reform” now that the anti-legalization House has been toppled. I guess the California Cession is coming next.
Allen is in recount range, the close Indiana seats seem to have gone all against us, and the Georgia pickup chances may be slipping away…
For what it’s worth: Talent wins, Allen wins, Corker wins, and either Steele or Burns wins. Lamont loses with 36%
Republicans keep the Senate. As for the House, I really don’t know. 435 races are too many to examine. But I can say this: going into this election, I figured the Senate, not the House, would be at risk. With the House we have the advantages of the economy, incumbency, traditional high own-representative ratings (thanks in part to pork), and of course we have gerrymandering. In the Senate, however, we were almost completely on defense this year thanks to horrible recruitment and a lousy run at the NRSC by Senator Dole.
So if the Republicans keep the House I won’t be surprised. I will be joyful, and I will be relieved, but I won’t be surprised.
Oh, and if we do lose, it’s because of local issues: Governor Taft in Ohio, Daylight Time in Indiana, Delay taking too long to resign, and things like that. Nothing national.
Fortunately I know I voted, and I know my mother is going to drop off her and my father’s absentee ballots tomorrow.
That’s about all I can do at this point for the election. I made sure they voted, just in case Governor Schwarzenegger defies my logic and has coattails.
It couldn’t last forever. At some point, the Lakers had to pay for the holes inside created by the injuries to Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm, and tonight the bill finally came.
Yes, there were 22 turnovers, too, but I’m inclined to discount that in the early season like this. I blame the defense and fortunately that’s Phil Jackson’s specialty.