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Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:00 AM

Crooks and Liars: Whistling in the Dark

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I agree that the Republicans feel completely defeated at this point, but to think that they will just roll over is very naive of my good friend and most excellent blogger Kevin Drum . They won't be willing to say this during a presidential campaign, but there are at least half a dozen smart Republican senators who understand this and don't really want to go down with the ship. So even if Democrats don't win a filibuster-proof majority in November — as they almost certainly won't — it's likely that there will still be enough survival-inspired GOP senators around to give Barack Obama the votes he needs to make a difference. If that's the case, and if Obama has the courage of his convictions, his first two years could be historic. This...
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