The Democrats have captured the House, and it looks like Cheney is going to be spending a lot of time in the Senate chamber breaking tied votes, if the Democrats manage to pick up the seat from Virginia in the next few hours (or days, depending on whether or not some catfight erupts over a recount).

I am pleasantly surprised that Rumsfeld is leaving, but since the GOP can no longer count on a rubber-stamp legislature, somebody had to be thrown to the wolves. As sacrificial lambs go, you couldn’t have picked a timelier one than Rumsfeld, a man now so widely reviled for his stubborn ineptitude that even the Army Times ran an editorial demanding his ouster. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Hopefully the Party Formerly in Opposition can actually make something of this opportunity. While “we’re not Republicans” was a strong enough philosophy to carry them to power, it’s probably not quite enough to govern with. Not that I’m complaining at this point.