[Speed Gibson,
Monday November 13, 2006 at 10:57pm]
My favorite post mortem
The best review of the (national) 2006 elections I've found is The Return of Two-Party Rule at Reason Online. Some key quotes:
Amen.
- Nowhere in exit polling did voters say they were throwing the bums out because they spent too little, refused to raise the minimum wage, or because voters were clamoring for more regulation of business, or socialized health care.
- Pelosi and company (along with most of the country's editorial boards) believe you can continue to grow government while reducing corruption -- you just need lots of McCain-Feingold-ish laws, ethics panels, and blue-ribbon “good government” commissions to keep greed and graft in check. That flies in the face of common sense, human nature, and anyone who has paid a lick of attention to politics over the last 50 years.
- The Republicans didn't lose on Tuesday night because they haven’t been governing enough like Democrats. They lost because they’ve been governing exactly like Democrats.
Amen.