Some great thoughts, discovered while looking for something else:
* “This election was about one thing and one thing only,” says Ben Shapiro at CNS News, “Americans’ puerile need for unity through self-congratulatory, cathartic membership in a broad, transformative political movement.”
Not about Obama’s record: “He didn’t have one.” Or his views, “radical in the extreme.” or his associations: “Americans didn’t care about Wright, Ayers, or Khalidi.” Not about McCain.
O. is the original feel-good president, perfect for a feel-good electorate — 52% of the whole.
* He said spread to wealth to Joe the Plumber, not to his campaign:
Indianapolis – Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning. Police were called to the Obama campaign office on North Meridian Street downtown to control the crowd.
The line was long and the crowd was angry at times.
“I want my money today! It’s my money. I want it right now!” yelled one former campaign worker.
Cheapskate.
* Finally (for now), a list of 2010 senatorial candidates, gotten by Dr. Helen of Nashville, who got it from Michael Barone’s Almanac of American Politics:
Democrats up for re-election
Bayh, Evan (D-IN)
Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)
Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT)
Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND)
Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI)
Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI)
Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT)
Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR)
Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD)
Murray, Patty (D-WA)
Obama, Barack (D-IL) [sic: self-appointed replacement Blabojevich?]
Reid, Harry (D-NV)
Salazar, Ken (D-CO)
Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) [”Chuck-you,” per El Rushbo]
Wyden, Ron (D-OR)Republicans up for re-election
Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO)
Brownback, Sam (R-KS)
Bunning, Jim (R-KY)
Burr, Richard (R-NC)
Coburn, Tom (R-OK)
Crapo, Mike (R-ID)
DeMint, Jim (R-SC)
Grassley, Chuck (R-IA)
Gregg, Judd (R-NH)
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)
Martinez, Mel (R-FL)
McCain, John (R-AZ) [I remember him. He ran for president, didn’t he?]
Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL)
Specter, Arlen (R-PA)
Thune, John (R-SD)
Vitter, David (R-LA)
Voinovich, George V. (R-OH)
So what? So get going to defeat or get elected these people. Better to elect one good guy and defeat one bozo than to curse the darkness!
* Finally, finally, 70% of unmarried women voted for Obama! He touched the right buttons, did he not? Did he tap their need for unity through self-congratulatory, cathartic membership in a broad, transformative political movement?
Blithe Spirit 
Don’t think so. This was mostly about punishing Bush and Republicans. . .
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If they cannot be married, these women want to be in an abusive relationship with illuminati Obama. At least they will know who to blame for their problems and hopefully when the split comes in four years, they will expect it.
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Ben Shapiro wrote one of the most incisive pieces yet about the mindset of the Obama-mania. This guy is just barely out of college. Maybe he could be the head of the RNC?
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