It has been said that we don't have to just beat the conservative movement, we must break their backs and extinguish their spirits. West Side Washington's Darcy Burner has pulled even in her upset race against two term Congressman Dave Reichart. Her election will leave the Republicans with a Palinesque wingnut in Tom Foley's old district and an increasingly confused elderly Doc Hastings kicking around in the sagebrush of Eastern Washington.
I can smell a crushing victory in the air. So close. So real. Think of that scene on "Saving Private Ryan" where the German soldier slowly slips the knife into the chest of the GI he is fighting. Face to face, close enough to feel the warmth of their last breath. On the evening of November 4th we will watch the life bleed out of the eyes of the conservative movement. Grover Norquist will be doomed to wander the wilderness for the remainder of his days. Bwaahahaha!