Political Cortex: Brain Food for the Body Politic

Jan 28, 2003: "Our intelligence sources tell us that he (Saddam) has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production."

A few months later came this one:

May 1, 2003: "The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror.  We have removed an ally of Al Qaeda and cut off a source of terrorist funding."

Then there was the memorable 2004 revelation from Alberto Gonzales:

"In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obselete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions."

Now you might be rolling your eyes about now, thinking, "Hey, ColdFusion, that was years ago, and its long since forgotten."

Rather than respond to your comment myself, I'll opt to bring my new friend Trent Lott (R, Mississippi) to the podium:

Nov. 8, 2005: "We can not remain silent. We have met the enemy, and it is us [Republicans]."

Starting in the early morning of November 3, 2004, I was perplexed as to how such an obvious betrayal of the trust of the American people was rewarded with more Senate seats and a renewed White House.  I openly wondered whether my friends and neighbors were even paying attention.  OK, I'll admit it... I even wondered why they hated America.

On Tuesday, I think I finally got my answer.

They were paying attention after all... But, as usual, they were just a little bit slow.  They were trailing along as snail mail voters tend to do in a live blogging world.  Many of them like to follow the herd - make sure a few others are voting that way before they pile on.  And the declining approval of the President and the Congress have finally given them the mental "A-ok" thumbs up signal to jump off the runaway train.

So to the ones late to reality, I say "Welcome."  You have met the enemy, and the enemy was you.  Up was down and down was up - you were a proud part of the Alice in Wonderland presidency.

Just drink the bottle marked "Clue!" and watch in amazement while your brain expands back to normal size.

I still wish you had RSVPed and arrived here a year ago like I wrote on the invitation, but we're still happy to have you.  There will be cake and cookies in the Cortex foyer.

Congrats to our new governors and the many other Democrats at local levels who prevailed in Tuesday's elections!  But the real fun is coming in 2006, when the items listed above will carry us to a majority in the House and Senate, and back to the White House two years later.

It's becoming apparent that the real Neo-con legacy will be a revitalized Democratic America.  And that is something I can get excited about.