1. “The problem with gay marriage is unelected courts trying to impose their will on the people. Our problem isn’t with the content of the decision, it’s with the process by which it was made.”
The bigots won their vote in Maine, so can we lay this one to rest for good now? The reason people have a problem with gay marriage is that they have a problem with gay people. That’s all there is to it.
2. “The results on Tuesday mean that x is true for 2010.“
The results, at most, might suggest some general things for future elections. They don’t mean that the public repudiated Obama or his agenda. They don’t mean that the conservatives have officially destroyed the Republican Party. Corzine has been at negative favorability for something like two years. People like that tend to lose elections. Hoffman lost in part because he was a terrible candidate and there’s every chance that he (or an actual Republican) will win the race 12 months from now. And so on. It was like 10 elections total. It’s nothing.
The underlying trends which helped drive these few elections in some interesting directions may hold firm for a while longer. So NY-23 may be a sign of coming fights. But that has basically nothing to do with the results of the election.
If the economy is still crappy in 9 months the Democrats are going to lose a lot of seats. If it’s not, maybe they won’t. If they can’t pass a health care bill, they’re going to get slaughtered. If they do pass a health care bill, maybe they won’t. That’s about it.
3. “When the economy’s not strong there’s a lot of interest in controlling spending.”
Ben Nelson has really gotten on my nerves this year.
4. Anything about the Yankees that’s not this post from Joe Posnanski.
Seriously, I hate the Yankees.
5. The new Amy Millan album
How did someone involved in “Elevator Love Letter” make something so bland? Sigh.