Politicking

There's nothing as ironic as a delusional person accusing others of delusions.

From TalkLeft:

Raw Story reminds us of Karl Rove's (to be polite) over-confidence or (to be more accurate, take your pick) disingenuousness or state of denial:

Rove said that he was reviewing 68 polls a week, and that "unlike the general public, I'm allowed to see the polls on the individual races," as opposed to public polls reported in the media.

"You may be looking at four or five public polls a week that talk about attitudes nationally, but that do not impact the outcome," Rove said.

Rove claimed that the polls "add up to a Republican Senate and a Republican House."

"You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math," Rove said. "I'm entitled to 'the' math."

Full transcript of interview which can be heard at NPR.

I guess Rove could've, indeed, had "the" math, but not known how in the hell to add it up right.

Nothing smells quite like irony in the glorious morning after victory, does it?

I just can't get enough FauxNews these days -- I keep going over there to watch Brit Hume barely restrain his tears, and watch them spin the results. Listen to poor O'Reilly:

So that's where we are. And every poll showed that Americans wanted change in Iraq and that's why the Democrats won.
Now the unintended consequence of the power shift in D.C. is that some Democrats will try to impose a secular-progressive agenda on the country.new speaker, Nancy Pelosi, will encourage investigations of the Bush administration, seeking to create a scandal which would help the Democrat presidential nominee in 2008.
But that could backfire on the Democrats as most Americans do not want Mr. Bush attacked. They want to see if the Democrats can do better. They do not want to see their government ripped apart in a time of war.
There is a struggle within the Democratic Party itself. Far-left zealots like Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean are stacked up against moderates like Joseph Lieberman and — dare I say it — Hillary Clinton. Senator Clinton knows she can't win the presidency, which she desperately wants, by throwing in with the far left.
So here's what's going to happen in the next few years: President Bush will not get much done. He will veto any attempt to change his agenda, and Congress will not be able to override those vetoes. So there will be a stalemate and a chess game about the 2008 presidential votes.
Right now, the Democrats are in a good position. The country is giving them a chance to improve Iraq and the basic tone of politics in America. But if the Democrats try to destroy Mr. Bush or impose San Francisco values, the country will turn against them. There's no question in my mind.

A little early for fearmongering, isn't it Bill? Besides, I think most of America has seen the effect of Texas Cowboy values for years, and maybe the laid-back progressive San Fran values would be more welcomed than you'd think. You know, we're tired of falafel values like yours. How much did you pay off that woman, again, you smug hypocrite?

More to the point -- I hope Bush does finally discover his veto stamp. Because if he does, I guarantee, his popularity will go from 35% to -10%. Further, the hopes of the GOP for '08? Shot down the shit tube. If Bush and the GOP can't cooperate and compromise, you'd better realize that the American people will kick them out on their stupid red asses, just like they did this time. And so I hope Bush does try to gridlock Congress -- it will set up a clean sweep and put the religious right back in their stone-age caves where they belong.
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