Post-Election Money Quotes

“…it’s clear the Democratic Party as currently constituted is on its deathbed. It needs reforms, and it needs them now. Quite frankly, the status quo simply won’t cut it. Howard Dean for DNC Chair. ” — Daily Kos

“I can only feel joy that the American people did not allow itself to be intimidated, and made the most sensible decision” — Vladimir Putin

“We feel strongly that our pre-election polls were accurate on virtually every state. Our predictions on many of the key battleground states like Ohio and Florida were within the margin of error. I thought we captured a trend, but apparently that result didn’t materialize.” — Pollster John Zogby

Bill Whittle writes:

It’s Bush. Thank God, it’s Bush.

There is so much to do. Not in Iran, or Iraq, or even in Washington.

We have four years to remake our society; four years to reclaim our media, our entertainment industry, our universities and our children.

Most importantly, we have four years to regain some control over who guards information.

Wil Wheaton opines:

“Apparently, my country holds a fundamentally different set of values than I thought we did, and that scares the shit out of me. I still believe that Bush is bad for America, and though I’m virtually certain that the next four years will be an absolute disaster. Not just because we have gotten four more years of the Bush agenda, but because this election has been an enthusiastic endorsement of that agenda.

I hoped I would wake up this morning to the good news that our long national nightmare was over.

It’s not over.

It’s just beginning.”

“BTW, if Michael Moore tries to eat his way out of depression, how large will he get? I mean…” — Frank gloats…

“Early in the day, a very young woman who was working as an assistant producer leaned over to me and whispered, “Are you the conservative?” I said Yes. “Don’t tell anyone,” she whispered, “but I’m on your side.” I asked whether it is tough to be a conservative at NBC. She said that she tries not to talk about it, but every once in a while a co-worker gets wind of the fact that she is a Republican. The universal response, she said, was “You should be working at Fox.” — Hindrocket from Powerline

“With a majority of the popular vote and expanded margins in the House and Senate, we’re going to see Bush Unleashed — something that will probably be much crazier than what we’ve seen over the past four years.” — Matthew Yglesias