I get what you are saying (Re: Filibuster proof majority for a Dem President) but my fear is that unchecked Dems will grow as bad as unchecked Republicans have been. Regardless of how you felt about the occupant of the White House, the 2 best periods of economic expansion in my lifetime were Reagan with a Democratic Congress ( I voted GOP back then) and Clinton with a GOP Congress (I had learned the folly of my ways, and was voting Dem by then). With that in mind, I do feel some trepidation at the thought of an expanded Dem majority in the House and Senate and a Dem in the White House. The opportunity for shenanigans scares me. As we have seen with the current administration, the lack of checks and balances, coupled with a lack of transparency tends to lead to abuses.

There are always good candidates out there. It’s a matter of getting them to run.

That said, as we saw with Holy Joe, the Incumbent Protection Racket trumps party, policy and people. It will not be easy to get rid of a servant of the oil business.

Maybe John Kerry can throw some dollars towards Tim Johnson or whoever else in SD.

I agree that Warner would be an excellent candidate in VA, but I have a hunch he’s hoping to be picked as VP nominee.