The election day activities are over, other than for the inevitable whining and pouty lawsuits from some Republicans who expected to spend the rest of their lives in Congress, slopping away in the public trough, while working out the more remunerative side deals with their special interest clients. But, sadly, it appears that some of their constituents woke up long enough to insist upon change. Good for them

Congratulations and thanks all around to those patriotic citizens who cared enough about their futures to stand in line for an hour or more to exercise their rights as free men and women. We’re proud of you, and grateful for all the many, many people who stepped up to knock down some of the parasitic criminals who have dragged this great country into the gutter.

Looking at races in no particular order, the odious Rick Santorum will be spending more time with his family, so they can pass around that bottle of formaldehyde with the fetus inside. Now, just tell me that the voters of Pennsylvania, through the appropriate court, are going to demand that he pay back that reported $100,000 plus that they had to pay for his children to be home-schooled in Virginia, and I could probably die with a smile on my face. Suffering from a surfeit of good sense, the voters in the Keystone State also made it possible for Crazy Kurt Weldon to spend 100% of his time focusing on the coming criminal trial for influence pandering and passing money back and forth with the Russian mafia. Sweeeeet.

Here in Florida, sadly, the notorious heterosexual Charlie Crist gets four more years to fly for free on Big Industry’s private jets, this time while pretending to be governor rather than Attorney General. Mark Foley’s designated pinch-hitter, state rep Joe Negron, lost to Democrat Tim Mahoney. Negron signed off with one of the classier concession speeches I’ve ever heard in Fla. Katherine Harris will get to spend a lot more time with her family make up case as Bill Nelson becomes our new junior Senator. Karma, Cruella.

Corrupt Republican John Sweeney got beaten by his Democrat opponent, Kirsten Gillibrand, a victim of the Mark Foley scandal. Corrupt Republicans Tom Sweeney and Denny Hastert, on the other hand, both won in their races. Maybe protecting child predators is acceptable in some districts.

Regrets are extended to Fixer of Alternate Brain, who worked hard and long to support his favorite candidate, Dave Mejias, in his bid to oust the odious serial liar Republican Peter King. Fixer, tell that man to stand by. Elliot Spitzer won the race for Governor in New York. Mr Mejias may get appointed to the district after King goes to prison.

Rather unfortunately Whining Joe Lieberman got the pass. I guess that $387,000 in “street money” did the trick. The tragedy here, of course, is that he is a small, vicious cowardly man like his idol George W Bush, and Democrats all over the country are going to pay for the slight he felt over being beaten by Ned Lamont. This despite public appearances from name Dems supporting him, and public promises that his seniority would be respected. He says he will caucus with Dems, which I would interpret to mean that every time they meet behind closed doors to plan strategy he should be subtly patted down, looking for a wire. Commiseration and congratulations to Ned Lamont, a man with class and determination. He ran a noble race, and I certainly hope he steps up again. There was a pickup in CT apparently, in the state races, Chris Murphy takes over from Nancy Johnson.

In Virginia Jim Webb, a certified Viet Nam hero, is sort of neck and neck with George Felix Allen. This one may go to a court for decision, but it’s a terrible indictment of Virginia that they would re-elect a documented racist and misogynist rather than a man who has proven his love for his country.

Bob Menendez has beaten Tom Kean Jr, or the 3rd, or the 4th. It’s hard to keep track. The Kean family has had a piece of the NJ Republican franchise for a lot of years. Kean ran a textbook Republican race, filled with lies, smears, innuendo, smoke mirrors, etc.

Apparently Bob Corker has beaten Harold Ford in Tennessee. That’ll teach Mr Ford to go to Playboy mansion Christmas Parties.

Sanity struck like a bolt of lightning in South Dakota as the forced pregnancy constitutional amendment was defeated. They’ll be back, because it’s important to punish women for being able to have sex babies and enjoy it. Sorry, while I have problems with the concept of abortion, I don’t think I have the ethical or moral right to tell some woman what to do with her body.

Apparently we picked up six new governorships, which is good because governors get to replace senators and representatives who lose their seats due to being arrested and convicted of stealing money. So we may pick up some more Senate and Congress seats down the road.

With an apparent majority in the House we gain the Committee chairmanships, subpoena power, and the ability to hold hearings. The criminal Republicans will fight this tooth and nail. It’s not ever certain their bought-and-paid for media will protect them in that case. No one’s talked about it very much, but Mr Bu$h might have to tapdance just a little bit to get his emergency supplemental appropriations for CheneyBurton Iraq next year. He will not be a happy emperor when that happens. And it looks like he can say good bye to his plan to impoverish elderly Americans by looting the Social Security system to reward his donors in the stock market brokerages. Heck, we might even see some fairness in tax reform now, and maybe even a couple of dollars for the estimated nine million American children who go to bed hungry every night.

It's been a long day, and at 2 I'm going to bed with Golden Earring ringing in my mind.

It's two a.m., the fear has gone
I'm sittin' here waitin', the gun still warm
Maybe my connection is tired of takin' chances
Yeah there's a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
I'm wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
I cannot decode, my whole life spins into a frenzy