"A blast from the past", or, "amazing how much can change in four years":
Realignment
Fred Barnes, circa November 22, 2004, in "Realignment, Now More Than Ever":
KARL ROVE SAID LAST YEAR that the question of realignment--whether Republicans have at last become the majority party--would be decided by the election of 2004. And it has. [...] Rove says that under Bush a "rolling realignment" favoring Republicans continues, and he's right. So Republican hegemony in America is now expected to last for years, maybe decades. [...]
What hasn't emerged is the much-touted "emerging Democratic majority." It remains a theory of liberal analysts John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, based on their take on voting patterns of women, urban professionals, and Hispanics. The theory faltered in 2002 and even more this year. [...]
Rove, leery of claiming too much for Republicans, said on Meet the Press on November 7 that "there are no permanent majorities in American politics." This is true, but some last longer than others. Burnham, however, sees little chance of change for years. For Republicans to slip into minority status again, he says, it would take a monumental party split like that in 1912 or "a colossal increase in the pain level" of Americans as happened with the Great Depression. Neither is likely.
BTW, thanks Sue, Fred Pete and Jesse for your birthday wishes!
(Olbermaan) How's that plan working out, Sparky?(/Olbermann)
At work it was weird, there were a lot of people who were disappointed. And others who crossed party lines to vote for Ombama becuase they couldn't stand McCain and/or Palin.
Most people seemed happy that Amendment 2 passed, I didn't really ask about Amendment 2 I kinda kept quiet and quietly celebrated with those who were truly excited.
Iknow that two co workers said that they just believe marriage is a man and a woman, that's the way they were raised and that's what they believed.
I don't understand how anyone can deny anyone else basic equality.
But then that's always flummoxed me.
I don't understand how anyone can deny anyone else basic equality.
Honey, just think of where you're at. However, on the upside, looking at the map last night it's not that I was surprised to see Leon County go blue, but damned if I wasn't floored to see Gadsden and Jefferson going blue. I mean, unless a lot's changed, those were some rural, rednecky counties not that long ago.
I am so tempted to send my uber-Republican, McCain-voting Dad (who sent offensive email after offensive email during the campaign that I simply ignored) an email that just says, "GOBAMA!" But I will resist. I'm such a good person.
Want me to do it? I'm not a very good person AT ALL!!!
Iknow that two co workers said that they just believe marriage is a man and a woman, that's the way they were raised and that's what they believed.
My response to that would be (because nobody has said that to my face), if talking to a man "well, marry a woman" and, if talking to a woman, "marry a man." And to both "what makes it your business if someone else chooses differently?"
Obama announces his transition team and website.
I can't get that website to come up yet - so maybe it's not really a working thing yet or maybe everyone is trying to visit it.
