Right now there are all sorts of scary diaries about what's going to happen if the latest Gallup poll happens to be accurate. Undoubtedly seeing the Republicans take back the House, maybe even the Senate will be disappointing. However, our gloom may be getting the better of us.
Typical is a diary on today's Wreck List (here) that aspires to being "logical". Where I think the diarist is wrong is in the diagram that has a GOP win in 2012 as an inevitable consequence of winning int 2010.
This does not logically follow.
In fact, a swarm of teabaggers in Washington in 2011 might be the best thing that could happen to President Obama's reelection hopes in 2012.
What would the teabaggers most likely do when they seize control of power?
I think they'd mess up.
Recall Newt's grandstand play about shutting down government? It just reminded people how important our government is for keeping the country running. The small government crowd suddenly became real quiet, and the Republicans took a heavy hit, right in their popularity.
Then there's all those "investigations". Remember how well that turned out for Republicans during the Clinton years? Even with an unlaundered dress, they couldn't make anything stick and the entire country including Senate Republicans grew quite sick of the antics of the House "radicals" One of the impeachment pushers (McCollum, Moron-FL) just got his final set of walking papers from the voters of Florida.
Presumably, Obama and his staff have learned from history about the importance of rapid response laundry services, so they should be in fine shape for any investigative teabaggery.
Maybe losing Congress in 2010 will be the end of life as we know it. But based on past performance, it is at least equally likely (dare we say logical) that the teabaggers will use their time at the center of power to totally piss off everyone else in the country. And make 2012 a very good year for President Obama and progressives.