Speed Gibson

Democrats are in various states of disbelief, denial, sorrow, and anger over this election. But in the long term, the Democrats are truly better off, more so if they act on what they learned.

• Senator John Kerry will not be President. He, like Vice President Gore, has yet to demonstrate any executive skills. His administration would have soon collapsed just from his demonstrated indecision, like Jimmy Carter. But unlike the despondent Carter, an arrogant Kerry’s failures would have resulted in unreasoning fits and public outbursts. He would have been a one term President, with significant collateral damage to his party even if he didn’t seek a second term.
  
• Senator John Edwards is gone. It’s hard to fault the Democrats for choosing him for the Veep slot. He instilled genuine hope in Democrats, genuine fear in Republicans. It was a bi-partisan surprise that he turned out to be such a dud on the campaign trail. Far better to find this out now, not in 2008.
  
• Senator Tom Daschle is gone. He, too, illustrates that legislative skills don’t translate into leadership skills. Newt Gingrich is another example. The Democratic Party was not served by his blatant obstructionism and constant whining.
  
• Terry McAuliffe, Michael Moore, and George Soros: the Democratic Party can kiss these losers good-bye. They all had their chance. They all failed.
  

In other words, while the Democrats lost this round, they unloaded a lot of past and, had Kerry won, future baggage. By 2008, Michael Moore, Dan Rather, Al Franken, et al will have been forgotten. Without Al Gore, John Kerry (& wife), John Edwards, Howard Dean, Tom Daschle, Terry McAuliffe, aet al, the Democrats will be in a strong position in 2008. They need only toss one more loser overboard, another Senator and former co-President.