He did. Yes, he did.

Posted by Sarabeth on 24 January 02007 @ 6pm

Isn’t that “Rock the Cashbar?”

Posted by Kevin on 24 January 02007 @ 7pm

I thought Webb did OK, but what I’m more interested in is the love the DNC is showing Virginia. Kaine and Webb? Back-to-back?

Good for us, er, you guys.

I wonder what they’re thinkin’. VA hasn’t gone Dem in a Pres Elec since 1964. Do they know sumthin’ I don’t?

I doubt it.

Posted by Judge Smails on 24 January 02007 @ 8pm

I think we all (should) have learned something…that Virginia is changing, that the RPV is in shambles…and it’s rock the “catbox.”

Posted by zen on 24 January 02007 @ 8pm

“Dems Launch Shock and Awe Campaign, Repubs Respond With Handfuls of Monkey Dung”
http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=6765

Posted by Bubby on 24 January 02007 @ 8pm

I dunno. I didn’t Webb would beat Allen, but I still don’t buy that VA has morphed from red to purple, let alone blue. It’s still 8-3 in congressional districts (I think), and, as I noted above, hasn’t gone for the liberal party in over 40 years.

It’s clear, however, that Rahm Emmanuel and Co. think differently than I do. I guess we’ll see.

Posted by Judge Smails on 24 January 02007 @ 9pm

Virginia hasn’t gone for the liberal party ever. The party that qualifies as conservative has simply been swapped out.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 24 January 02007 @ 9pm

Also, we don’t have a liberal party. We have conservatives and centrists.

Posted by james on 25 January 02007 @ 12am

Judge Smails,

Maybe Virginia didn’t change from red to purple. Rather, it was the Virginia Democratic party that changed to suit Virginia. Not the other way around.

The national party leadership is concerned that the far left will begin putting serious pressure on Congress and the Senate to use the new majority to do all manner of ultra-liberal stuff. They know that this would be a bad idea. Americans want unity, moderation, compromise and action. Showing off Democratic party successes in Virginia is a subtle way of pointing out to the party base that moderation, compromise and the integration of the finest aspects of conservatism wins elections.

In other news: Webb for VP!

Posted by Jack on 25 January 02007 @ 10am

But let’s be clear here. Webb was drafted by the people of Virginia, not the party who backed Miller.

Posted by zen on 25 January 02007 @ 1pm

One other thing: To attribute the quote at the top to Newsweek is a little misleading. It’s an opinion piece by well-known liberal Jonathan Alter.

That’d be like me attributing some fawning quote about Bush (of which there have been few lately) to the Washington Post just b/c it appearred in that paper under George Will’s byline.

Posted by Judge Smails on 25 January 02007 @ 2pm

To attribute the quote at the top to Newsweek is a little misleading. It’s an opinion piece by well-known liberal Jonathan Alter.

Well, yeah, everything in every publication is written by somebody. I’m not sure it’s necessary to explain that.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 25 January 02007 @ 4pm

lol…right, just like God wrote the bible….oh wait.

Posted by zen on 25 January 02007 @ 8pm

I always thought a publication spoke through its editorial board, or, perhaps, through its straight-news pieces.

If you think it speaks through its individual op-ed writers one story at a time, then we’re simply not going to agree here.

Posted by Judge Smails on 25 January 02007 @ 9pm

I always thought a publication spoke through its editorial board, or, perhaps, through its straight-news pieces.

Newsweek has no editorials — just opinion pieces and straight news. Since the quote is opinion-based, clearly this would be from an opinion piece. Also, what with teh intarwebs, anybody can just click on the link, lest it be unclear. :)

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 25 January 02007 @ 9pm