There were glimmers of hope across the country last night. A few of the more obnoxious elements of the right-wing attack on freedom were turned back. These are great achievements and all of us who are tired of corporate power hijacking democracy have reason to cheer. Unfortunately, freedom is still very much on the defensive. Aside from the recall of "the tea party president" in Arizona, these were largely negative victories. And of course, fearless leader didn't lead a hand.
These can only be considered "liberal" victories if one defines liberal as simply not the latest incarnation of the dogmatic and insane far right. Common sense might be waking up a bit and proclaiming ignorance an invalid political position. If there is even a chance to start telling zealots they don't have a leg to stand on, I'm all for it. Maybe discourse could actually originate in the same universe for a change.
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