http://time-blog.com/elections/ Joe Klein, Anna Marie Cox and Jim Poniewozik track election night results en Copyright 2006 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:45:29 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, deftly done by the President. The Rumsfeld move took a lot of the steam out of the press--and so no real pressure on Republican performance in Congress, corruption etc. But it does seem clear that we're about make some... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/thumping_happenedupdated.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/thumping_happenedupdated.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:45:29 -0500 1:03 Bush took John Dickerson's advice and led with a drapes joke. 1:05 Unfortunately, it tanked. It wasn't the right joke! (See Dickerson.) [UPDATE: For those who didn't hear, he suggested that he'd find Pelosi some good "Republican interior designers."... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/bush_presser_some_notes.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/bush_presser_some_notes.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:34:21 -0500 "I was obviously working harder on the campaign than he was!" So much for architects.... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rove_thumped.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rove_thumped.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:32:39 -0500 First, he opened by calling them the "Democrat" party, which was a thumb in the eye...Now, he's attacking New York Times, "Let's make sure the facts straight." Funniest line: "I'm confident we can overcome our temptation to divide the country... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/thumping_happened.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/thumping_happened.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:23:13 -0500 AP and others are reporting that Rumsfeld is stepping down, and that is the announcement Bush will make in 5 minutes and 30 seconds. I'm sure all the Republicans who lost last night -- especially those who called for Rummy's... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfeld_falls_on_bushs_sword.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfeld_falls_on_bushs_sword.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:54:38 -0500 I'm slurping coffee and squinting at Fox, too, Joe. Look forward to sharing views on what the White House is calling a 'SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT.' -- Ana Marie Cox... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/the_odd_couple_liveblogging.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/the_odd_couple_liveblogging.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:42:02 -0500 We had been forcibly removed from the keyboard last night by the time Wonkette's pictures from the CNN "blog" "party" rolled across our field of vision. Imagine a Dungeons & Dragons convention but with less social types. And with more... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/cnn_blog_party_a_night_is_an_e.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/cnn_blog_party_a_night_is_an_e.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:28:49 -0500 At a certain point in the evening, the old geezer's body gave out--maybe it was just that there didn't seem to be ANY new results from Montana, my new favorite state--and I awoke this morning to discover, via the fastidious... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/i_call_montana.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/i_call_montana.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:25:15 -0500 Since they haven't officially called Montana, I have to ask, Joe, you still up? I heard the recount will go into December, so you might consider taking a nap... -- Ana Marie Cox... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/eyes_wide_open.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/eyes_wide_open.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:17:56 -0500 Or so my husband was half-convinced this morning. And, in some ways, the harsh light of morning is less kind to the vision of a majestic tsunami that chased through our conscience last night. Montana and Virginia are going to... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/and_it_was_all_a_beautiful_dre.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/and_it_was_all_a_beautiful_dre.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:59:43 -0500 "The voting is over," says a promo on CNN this morning, "but the politics goes on." And on, and on, and on, depending on how the counting in Montana goes; at this point we are within reach of that media... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/the_media_morning_after_everyo.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/the_media_morning_after_everyo.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:23:14 -0500 and I'll stay up until Montana comes in. I'll also wait up to find out if Harry Mitchell beat the Republican incumbent thug J.D. Hayworth in Arizona...As a flaming moderate, I feel vindicated--it was centrist Dems who carried the night.... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/im_still_up_if_no_longer_coher.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/im_still_up_if_no_longer_coher.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:51:37 -0500 Upon finally conceding that the Democrats have taken the House by -- depending on the graphic -- either 6 or 21, Fox gives a preview GOP post-election talking points: Since Democrats have power, the burden on them is to be... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/final_thoughts_from_fox_news.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/final_thoughts_from_fox_news.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:47:58 -0500 I don't know if I count as someone who knows something about politics, but I do think that Jim's point is a good one. Bush is not someone who likes to give ground, especially when he's losing. However, a loss... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfeld_rip.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfeld_rip.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:40:15 -0500 Interesting thought, Jim...and I tend to agree that these results might cause Bush to clutch the old fuddy-duddy ever tighter. After all, that's what the President said he'd do. But there are rumors fluttering around the Pentagon that Bush has... http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfelled.html http://time-blog.com/elections/2006/11/rumsfelled.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:34:21 -0500