Lyndon Johnson loses

Well, the Democratic majority wasn't a math error after all.

The big-spending Texan running an undeclared and unpopular war was not able to save himself by handing out new Medicare benefits.

On the bright side for the president, it appears he's patched things up with Lady Bird. They had their arms around each other at the polls in Crawford Tuesday morning.

What was it that cost the GOP its majority in Congress? Was it Iraq? Warrantless wiretaps? Overspending? The ban on Internet poker?

It doesn't matter. Two of the biggest smiles on election night were on the faces of Senators Bill Frist and John McCain, both candidates for the Republican nomination for president in 2008, who now can look forward to running against whatever the Democrats say and do for the next two years. That will be much easier than defending the Republican record in Congress.

Congratulations to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who will be the first female Speaker of the House in American history, and who did it without affirmative action, without whining about sexism, and without relying on her husband's help.

That's a real victory, and not just for Democrats.


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