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Y’all <em>wish</em> y’all were just pretending…good cover though. ;)</p>
<p>Well, for me roro it’s completely derived from an analysis of my single male friends’ behavior and the resultant counseling sessions when they fail to follow my worldly and prescient advice and drop the ball. Mrs. P2N is somewhat singleminded and territorial on this issue, curiously enough. Much more so than men, females have been known to display remarkable, tireless and fierce territory marking behavior. Of course, we’re the ones who get sprayed… ;)</p>
<p>It’s fun to be a Republican because when you say something intelligent around a Dem, you get all sorts of compliments like, “Gee, you’re really smart! (for a Republican, that is)” LOL Nothing like liberal elitism to get me going!</p>
<p>So if, by chance, Steele wins will he be on the cover of Time, too?</p>
<p>I think it would be fun to be a Republican because Dems (or at least their “leaders”) are so often revealed as the intellectual peabrains than they are.</p>
<p>A friend of mine commented that while she didn’t see much difference between the parties, but voted for the Dems because they are “better for the environment”. I took not-so-great delight in pointing out to her that the neo-liberals, with Clinton as their chief cheerleader, were those most responsible for international trade agreements which shipped manufacturing plants (and jobs) overseas, where cheap goods could be produced for the U.S. market without nasty environmental regulations. The upshot being that the Dems have far more responsibility for global pollution, greenhouse gases, water deterioration, land destruction than most Reps could ever dream of.</p>
<p>It’s fun to be a Republican because you get to be rich without guilt. That’s about it as far as I can tell, but it’s a lot. </p>
<p>I guess it’s also fun to be a Republican because you don’t have to know as much. You get to ignore every nuance and subtlety of everything, and content yourself with the Invisible Hand, Perfect Markets, the Founding Fathers, and God. Right (the foregoing) and Wrong (everything else). Whereas Democrats, like Eskimos with their 67 words for snow, need an entire dictionary to express the different degrees of ambivalence they feel for anything that might conceivably be True.</p>
<p>(Actually, it’s just as easy to be a “Democrat” as it is to be a “Republican”. What’s tough is being an intelligent person.)</p>
<p>From Studio 60 last night: “Your side hates my side because you suspect we think you’re dumb. My side hates your side because we think you’re dumb.” I thought that was pretty good. Except I know lots of smart Republicans.</p>
<p>…You’re not required to sublimate the pain of those who really feel it into your own work-a-day gripes ("there’s a Christian somewhere that thinks I’ll go to Hell for being who I am…uhgg"…etc), mediocre misgivings and petty problems back when you was livin’ with ma’-n-dad, with the kids, with an inattentive husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend and an ornery professor that doesn’t appreciate your “work” and on and on.</p>
<p>…being free from all that’s gotta put a glide into the stride of even the mopiest “victim”.</p>
<p>And like JHS says, you don’t have to regret any of your successes just because they are yours; success–for some–is a good thing. Celebrate…with moderation.</p>
<p>It’s not fun being a Republican when Michael Steele loses to a person who is not even connected to the world as it is in 2006, Ben Cardin. How could this happen? Steele was a great candidate–what a shame. Or when, in my state ¶, Santorum loses to a total empty suit, and empty brain, Bob Casey. Then we have good ol’ Rendell winning by a landslide, and even our local Republican House candidate is defeated. Nope, it’s not fun because I guess I live in a blue state now for sure. Bleh.</p>
<p>I wonder if Bush would have been so gung-ho about invading Iraq, had he been able to foresee this night…? My guess is no :rolleyes:</p>
<p>It is easier to have fun when you have the upper hand and can be snarky.</p>
<p>Those days are leaving. Time for the Republicans to behave now.</p>
<p>there’s joy in Mud-slinging-ville tonite</p>
<p>It won’t stop them from slinging mud. The constant drone of put downs has already started with O’Reilly calling Nancy Pelosi, the speaker with “San Francisco values”:</p>
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<p>Fox is continuing the mantra this morning.</p>
<h2>“It is easier to have fun when you have the upper hand and can be snarky.”</h2>
<p>Actually it might be fun to be in the minority for awhile. Conservatives can sit back and throw potshots at ‘those in control’. 
I’ll bet the talking heads, regardless of affiliation, are secretly thrilled with the change and something new to gnaw on…</p>
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I agree ldmom. In fact, it might be better for the '08 election for the Democrats to show their stuff for the next two years. It will certainly make for a more interesting campaign season!</p>
<p>yeppers sjmom…anxiously waiting for the ‘stuff’. This may actually bode well for a Republican presidential candidate if nothing material happens from a Democratic Congress in the next two years.</p>
<p>btw…hoping that candidate will be John McCain or Rudy …either can beat Hillary.</p>
<p>Well, I’m no liberal but I’m am not disappointed with the results. This was a monumental transfer of authority from one party to the other and it went off smoothly without anyone batting an eye (some tears were shed, but they’ll get over it ;)). </p>
<p>Regardless of it’s faults, this system does work. If you have power you will be held to account…this is a good thing. 
While the Democrats are happy today, they will be called on to produce - more than just a higher minimum wage and other inconsequential feel-good measures. Otherwise, they will be tossed out as well.</p>
<p>The Sword of Damocles now just sits over a new head…sleep well, my liberal friends. :)</p>
<p>The only good thing about this is that we are slowly moving the democrats away from the nutcase left. They have to run anti-abortion and socially conservative candidates to have any chances, and that as a whole is a very encouraging proposition.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I thought Chris Mathews was going to have an on-the-air orgasm last might when he talked about the subpoena power being the most salient feature of the democratic victory. Its a good thing he didn’t have to stand up during his set with Tom Brokaw. How embarassing.</p>
<p>How about an Allen/Santorum ticket? Or how about Delay/Foley? OOOH!OOOH! Rove/Rumsfield?</p>
<p>I agree dadx. With the exception of Pelosi as Speaker (shudder), the rest of the change isn’t too bad. Decent, middle of the road candidates…no weirdos, etc. And as p2n points out, the process worked. America’s still great. :-)</p>