available in orange.

Mr. Conyers OWNS their asses, now.

I wonder how the DemRat middle (Rahm, Schumer et al) )will try to stop HIM.

AG

Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.-Mae West

The Democrats have just elected a bunch of conservatives

I have to agree with SusanG at the orange place, these aren't conservative Dems that are newly elected, they are merely reflective of the mainstream values that have always been at the heart of the Democratic Party.  Some of us may differ on some issues but basic values are right in line with the average American citizen.

As for the "old warriors" considered to be so ultra-liberal. . .well, we always learn from our elders if we listen.  There is a reason they hold those ideals.  They've been there, done that and seen it all.  Let the teaching begin.

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Bless you that you can stand to watch/listen to the MSM. I'm a leftie snob that reads blogs, news portals on the Web, and listens to AAR.

They would have us believe the DLC line, that we're all in the center, but this tsunami came from the progressive Left and the earnest left-of-center, not from Democrats alone.

Thanks,

Isis

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Wow.  When you lay it out like that, it sure does look good.

If you want things to get better, be prepared to deal with change.

Interesting....  I knew about Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), but not about the others... I assume that means Puerto Rico has one too?  

There's been an ongoing campaign in DC for a voting rep...   (Are the citizens of teritories like American Samoa and Virgin Islands, etc. able to vote for the US President? or is that only for DC? I suppose I should look that up...)

This is going to be a very INTERESTING Congress. But conservative?  Doesn't sound like it to me.  

Boy are some folks gonna be shocked when they see where some of these new leaders think the "center" actually should be....

Keith Olbermann speaks for me.

I know nothing about Reyes, other than what I just read online looking him up. But I will make a bet that he, not Hastings, will get the nod for the Intelligence Committee - Hastings has too much baggage, and appointing Reyes would be further recognition of the importance of the Latino vote. Plus the whole Border Patrol experience - it really makes sense, at least on the surface.

"History is ruthless, and will never flatter anybody." Zhou Enlai

Don't let the naysayers get you down - this mid-term RAWKED! Sure, it's only a start, lots of things could go wrong, work to be done, etc., etc., but we have got some great people in office across the board. I haven't felt this optimistic in, oh, maybe ever.

"History is ruthless, and will never flatter anybody." Zhou Enlai

will no longer allow the right wing media machine define who and what we are. I think it will be interesting to see how the media continues their coverage of a new and very different congress.Liberal Bias will start floating around alot I am sure from the rightie pundits.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.

Never before in the history of this nation have so many progressives, blacks, hispanics, and women been entrusted with so much power.

Yes this is true, but the power is only potential power at this point. Keeping in mind how the electorate has voted (50-50 or even more conservatively than progressive) for the last 12 years, I think any progressive politician who finds themselves with these great powers today has to ask themselves what the meaning of these last 12 years has been if they wish to keep power more than a very short time.  Now mind you, I personally hope they pass the most progressive laws since 1964-1968, but would this be wise??  BTW, I honestly do not know the answer to my own question!

What a difference a week makes, eh? A great time to celebrate and look forward to 07 with a least some hope that we may begin to turn things around. A great time to visit the BooMan Store too, if you don't mind me saying. Those color bumper stickers sure are slick, and did I say they make wonderful gifts too?

It is time for Democrats to remember who got us in this mess, oppose them and not each other.

well, it sort of matters if this is one of those things we're supposed to think becuase it's good for us or because it's true.

the bottom line is we need to see progressive policy.

I don't care how the officials feel, I care entirely what they will enact and what they are able to enact and propose.  The proposal is the important part, it has to be things which have proposed legislation, and good idea so that when they are rebuffed, they can be kept, resubmited, possibly revised.

- pyrrho

Chris Bowers talked about this over at MyDD before the election, but this election also represents a regional revolution in this country.

For the first time since Reconstruction, a political party has gained a majority in the House of Representatives without also having the majority of the southern delegation.

In large part, the southern conservatives have just suffered their first major defeat in the control the political direction of America. The West Coast, New England and the Midwest have now taken the hold as the regional powerhouses in the House, and the Mountain West is proving itself to be on the rise.

Basically, the nation's power center has shifted farther away from the south.

This is great for progressive politics, and great for the battle to end the theocratic onslaught, but we need to be careful. I certainly see states like Arkansas and North Carolina as ripe ground for Democratic resurgence, and so relishing in the defeat of the South isn't the way to go.

But what the media will not notice, however, is that despite social conservatives like Heath Shuler being our newest southern pickups, the tide is still slowly brewing for progressives to lay more and more roots in certain southern states.

We must foster this growth so as not to alienate those who are still part of our coalition while still standing up for our principles. Based on the sentiments I've read in the liberal blogosphere, I'm confident we can successfully balance these goals.

Melissa Hart is gone - thank you Chris Bowers