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It’s hard to believe that yesterday was real. The past twenty-four hours have played out like a magical Democrat dream sequence. You know what? I don’t even need a Thanksgiving this year. That’s how happy I am.

Among the things that make me most happy:

• Rick Santorum was soundly defeated by his Democratic opponent, Bob Casey. With his arrogant, bigoted, holier-than-thou attitude, Santorum represented the very worst aspects of the conservative movement, and I am thrilled to see him booted from office. Let’s not, however, stoop to mocking his daughter. She’s eight, she’s scared, and she was showing it. Her father deserves all the hatred he gets, but leave his little girl alone.
• Claire McCaskill won her seat in Missouri, and the embryonic stem cell bill passed as well. I’ve had a few things to say (one, two, three) on the controversy that grew out of that race, and at one point I even wished for a legal way to cast my ballot in Missouri (after all, Deval Patrick certainly didn’t need my vote here).
• Super duper election day surprise? Rumsfeld “resigns.” What’s he resigning for, exactly? To protest free elections and democracy? It’s hard to tell. Let the jokes commence.

So, the smurfs now have a majority of state governorships, a strong majority in the House, and what looks like a one seat majority in the Senate. To top it off, Rumsfeld resigns, which is a pretty amazing bonus. It feels like the Democratic Party not only had the closest bid on its Showcase, but also came within $250 of the actual retail price. That’s a joke about The Price is Right (fourth paragraph), for those of you who are having trouble. The Dems get control of the government and also win a trip to Hawaii and a brand new Nissan Versa. Now let’s just hope that they do something constructive with all of their fabulous prizes.