The Next Day

Thankfully a new day is here. The world did not come to a crashing end. Let’s look at some of the news coverage today:

Hugh Hewitt: The Good News And The Bad
Hugh Hewitt: Fred Barnes On The Morning After

THIS ONE IS PRETTY EASY TO EXPLAIN. Republicans lost the House and probably the Senate because of Iraq, corruption, and a record of taking up big issues and then doing nothing on them. Of these, the war was by far the biggest factor. Unpopular wars trump good economies and everything else. President Truman learned this in 1952, as did President Johnson in 1968. Now, it was President Bush’s turn, and since his name wasn’t on the ballot, his party took the hit.

The defeat for Republicans was short of devastating–but only a little short. The House seats the party lost in New York and Connecticut and Pennsylvania will be hard to win back. Just as Republicans have locked in their gains in the South over the past two decades, Democrats should be able to solidify their hold on seats in the Northeast, as the nation continues to split sharply along North-South lines.
Dean Barnett: An Overdue Reckoning
Michelle: Conservatism did not lose
Redstate: The GOP Must Get Back To Its Principles
Kevin McCullough: Because it HAS to be said… Part Two – Liberals Moved Right
Kevin McCullough: Because it HAS to be said… Part Five – If you didn’t vote thank you for the lap dance…
Unalienable Rights: If We Can’t Get Them Out We’ll Breed Them Out