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Now that we've all come to this realization, where does it leave us? Sure, we could make predictions like, "Certain books might be outlawed" or "America will become two entirely separate nations" or "We'll continue to lose jobs" or "I think this means Jeff Foxworthy will be popular for at least another four years." Me, I'm looking at the silver lining. And here are the few positives I think will come out of the next two GOP-dominated years. (VERY optimistically hoping for Democratic advancements in the midterm elections.)

• The DNC will be totally obliterated. Thank God Daschle lost, because he's been useless the last few years. Hopefully Terry McAuliffe will be next to go. And hopefully Bob Shrum will never work on a presidential campaign again. He hasn't won one yet, so maybe people will figure it out.
• The DNC will also realize that the GOP has been absolutely handing them their nuts since about '97. The GOP has controlled the message and tone in this country since at least the Lewinsky affair. Maybe now the DNC will finally catch on and fight back by co-opted the GOP move of extreme message discipline. GOP talking points trickle down from the White House to the TV pundits to the blogs. Pretty soon, everybody is thinking Kerry is a flip-flopper. It works EVERY time, and guys like McAuliffe and Shrum have yet to catch on. Or at least figured out how to fight back against. Joe Lockhart has it down pretty good. Put him in charge of the DNC from now on.
• The religious right will finally be exposed. This group has fought for power for 20 years now. Now that they've finally got it, maybe moderate folks will realize just what they stand for. (Hint: It's not total freedom for citizens.) Average folks are completely unaware of just how extreme their views are. If we're lucky, stem cell advancements in California will expose a lot.
• Democrats will have the courage to fight back against the religious right. Pointing out the ridiculousness of not believing in evolution, among other issues. And openly court fiscal Republicans by pointing out that Democrats are the ones who balance the budget and grow the economy.
• Liberals will finally an echo chamber to rival the right's. Blogs that can actually question the mainstream media and push uncovered stories into the forefront. A liberal answer to FOX News that actually gets off the ground and presents opposing viewpoints to what the mainstream citizens get.
• The next Democratic presidential candidate doesn't cow to GOP charge of class war and just comes right out and says, "Look, we're not overruling abortion. It's not happening. The GOP just uses that as a wedge issue to steal your votes. We're the party that is actually concerned about your welfare, not simply manipulating you."

The Democratic party is at its lowest point. Only by hitting the reset button and finally realizing what they're up against in this country can they be effective again. And if this isn't the wakeup call the DNC needs, you'd better start memorizing the Ten Commandments. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of chances to study them any time you enter a federal building.