Slate Article about the 2010 Democratic Win (not the election)

[benchwarmer]

I don't know how others will take this but this really put things in perspective for me. You can interpret much about the 2010 DNC loss any way you like, but the fundamental argument made in this article is true.

http://www.slate.com/toolbar.aspx?action=print&id=2273708

[Tunkamerica]

1. your link is to the print version of the article

which immediately tries to print it.

[xynthee]

2. This is the kind of stuff I need to read right now.

I'm spending a lot of time and energy wallowing in despair, but that's only fun for so long.

Here's a snip:

They're wrong. The big picture isn't about winning or keeping power. It's about using it. I've made this argument before, but David Frum, the former speechwriter to President Bush, has made it better. In March, when Democrats secured enough votes to pass the bill, he castigated fellow conservatives who looked forward to punishing Pelosi and President Obama "with a big win in the November 2010 elections." Frum observed:

Legislative majorities come and go. This healthcare bill is forever. A win in November is very poor compensation for this debacle now. … No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to re-open the "doughnut hole" and charge seniors more for prescription drugs? How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition? How many votes to banish 25 year olds from their parents' insurance coverage?

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Oh, and here's the printer-hostile link: http://www.slate.com/id/2273708/