The Smackdown by MixMasterE

That imbecilic smirk is gone.

That arrogant, callous, combative, ego-maniacal swagger has been wrestled to the ground and fresh dirt awaits its' covering. The epitaph should read, "Pride Goeth Before Destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall".

Yes, the U.S electorate finally awakened from its' slumber and exercised its democratic power to recalibrate the scales and endeavor to recast & uphold the ideal of a government 'for the people, of the people, by the people'.

A staggering 7 million+ more votes were cast in favor of the Democrats giving them more of a 'mandate' than what Bush claimed he had in 2004. The poor wannabe cowboy aint whistlin' Dixie no more--literally. Due to redistricting/regional realignment in which a solid Northeast has replaced the solid South, Democratic control no longer depends on a bloc of Dixiecrats whose ideological sympathies were often with the GOP.

Symbolically, it's a New Day (in Babylon?). Only time will tell if the Democrats will deliver the goods or waste the opportunity to do something tangible and lasting.
(http://www.housedemocrats.gov/issues/issue.cfm?level2id=98&CFID=5946501&CFTOKEN=35803025)

With death, torture, scandal, hypocrisy, inequality, propaganda-as-news and the authoritarian tilt this nation was going in prior to the beat down the GOP took, We the People are Long Overdue a Break from all this shit!

So, in the euphoria of the moment, suspend critical interrogation and prognostication just a sec & raise your glass to the seismic shift.