The Winkest Link

I give the Democrats about a 20% chance of holding a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate (Alaska-90%, Minnesota-50%, and Georgia-40%).  Regardless of whether they have the super majority or not, these are my wishes for the next Congress.
I wish for the Democrats to take the moral high ground that the Republicans have lacked over the [...]

The American political spectrum is an endless pendulum, steadily swinging back and forth from left to right, and back again. The swings usually follow a few election cycles. Why ‘only’ a few election cycles?
Hubris.
You get in office, your party takes control. You get re-elected a few times and you begin to think YOU are bigger [...]