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It's the morning after the night before, back inside the Beltway, running on caffeine,
adrenaline and no sleep...Huge night for the GOP...Not since '94 have we seen this
kind of sweep...As our senior wrote in Chris' intro for tonight, "The American people
have handed Bush complete control of the Federal government"....We'll slice and dice
the results and explore what Bush's big Trifecta means for you and me...I'm pretty
tired as you can imagine and on the verge of crankiness so I'm not going to bs you
with all the deep, NPR style questions we're going to get into...You can probably
guess most of them...We've got one of the winners from last night on tap for the front
half...
In the back half, we'll spice it up big time with a usual fast paced, opinionated and
always fiesty all star panel (Ingraham, vanden Heuvel, Jeffers & Scarborough)...Don't
take my word for our hot discussion, read The Washington Post's ace tv guy Tom Shales
today...
Plus, which Dem head will roll and what's the future of the Democrat party?? We'll
break it down with Sharpton...
Also, Luntz is gonna kick it with us for some polling reax and stuff...
I hope y'all had as much fun as we did last night...Dig this, not only does Shales
write a boffo piece on our coverage last night but he gives a shout out to top
Hardball soldier Pat Caddell...
Shales: The liveliest coverage of the night was that provided by an extended edition
of the Chris Matthews verbal slugfest "Hardball" on MSNBC. This was by far the most
electrically charged channel, and its substitute for results proved the most
watchable. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13793-2002Nov6.html
Kemp to Mortman on this morning's NY-DC shuttle: "What a night"!
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing in Washington, DC...And
another thing, The Briefing nevers naps...
>From the Briefing mail bag...
"I was so excited to get off work early and dash home to watch returns, listening to
NPR on the way, thinking just what you suggested...it doesn't get any (better unless
you are actually working on a campaign)........had the coffee pot and a cheesecake at
the ready and watched Chris to the end and a little more"....Karen
"I just wanted you to know that the t.v. trays are set up in the family room, I just
pulled in a load of firewood from outside (it's a wee bit nippy here), shoved all the
newspapers off the sofa, and dinner will consist of salad and a humungo lasagna that I
worked on all day yesterday. I've got my fuzzy slippers and my flannel jammies and
I'm all set!! Bring on the results, Hardball style! Today is like heaven with
whipped cream topping for news junkies." -Cindi
"I am devoted fan of your show and a political junkie. I love your daily e-mails.
However, I disagree with your suggestion of sending the kids to bed early. On the
contrary keep them planted in front of the TV and discuss with them the importance and
privilege of exercising the right to vote. Expose them to the political process and
let them witness the democratic process...This is the night when the entire family
should be together eating pizza or Chinese food with Chris Matthews as their Maitre
d." -Richard
The Donahue episode you've all written about http://www.msnbc.com/news/830935.asp
Post Food section...
In the spirit of teasing...The word "aperitif" has become a catchall term for any
pre-dinner cocktail -- those popular cosmopolitans and fruit-flavored martinis. But
let's straighten things out right here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6948-2002Nov5.html
Exactly one week after he entered Minnesota's Senate race as a fill-in for the late
Sen. Paul Wellstone, Walter Mondale conceded to Republican Norm Coleman on Wednesday
and declared his political career over. (AP)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/4456948.htm
Johnson wins South Dakota squeaker...Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson won re-election over
Republican Rep. John Thune by a tiny margin in the unofficial tally Wednesday, and a
recount was expected. (AP) http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/4458099.htm
Republican Jim Talent won by wide margins outstate, and Democrat Jean Carnahan
conceded defeat at 1 a.m. despite racking up big margins in St. Louis and Kansas City.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://post-dispatch.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/B68204E5D95F67FC86256C6900224EB4?OpenDocument&headline=%5B%3Cfont+class%3D
U.S. Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend to become
the first Republican governor of Maryland since Spiro T. Agnew won the post 36 years
ago. (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20021106-21037310.htm
Republicans win control of Congress...The Republican Party seized control of Congress
in Tuesday's midterm elections, ousting two Democratic incumbents in what the White
House called "a historic night."
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/828323.asp
Riding on President Bush's popularity, Republicans strengthened their eight-year hold
on the House and gained at least two new seats. It was only the fourth time since
Abraham Lincoln that the president's party picked up House seats in a midterm
election. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=684&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20021106/ap_on_el_ho/eln_house
A great night for the GOP...Are you better off today than you were two years ago?"
Democrats asked voters, in the hope that economic discontent would lead to major
Democratic gains in this year's congressional elections. It didn't work out that way.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/828327.asp
Republicans on Wednesday were savoring their history-making retaking of the Senate, a
sweeping victory that could help President Bush's plans for tax cuts and homeland
security and spur quicker action on judicial vacancies. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/828324.asp
Curry Analysis: What now for the Democrats?...Party will search for articulate leader
to battle Bush in 2004 http://msnbc.com/news/831368.asp
Hallow Analysis: Democrats can't avenge 2000 result
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021106-31563978.htm
Von Drehle analysis: Bush Scores a Big Victory...President Bush made a large political
bet in Tuesday's election by putting his wartime popularity on the line, but that bet
paid off. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11040-2002Nov5.html
A stronger Bush to jump-start agenda...His power boosted by Republican victories in
mid-term elections, President Bush is expected to move quickly to push his agenda,
including creating a Cabinet homeland security department and taking steps to bolster
the economy. (Reuters)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/4451274.htm
Milbank: With Republicans gaining control of both the White House and Congress, Bush
administration officials last night began to prepare an ambitious legislative agenda
to press their new -- and somewhat unexpected -- advantage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14281-2002Nov6.html
Republicans recaptured control of the Senate, savoring a history-making victory that
could help President Bush's plans for tax cuts and homeland security and spur quicker
action on judicial vacancies. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=683&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021106/ap_on_el_se/eln_senate
Republican Saxby Chambliss defeated Democratic incumbent Max Cleland on Tuesday after
a bitterly fought race that started Republicans on the road to reclaiming control of
the U.S. Senate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/election02/06senate.html
Georgians prepare for new governor...Perdue starts victory tour, addresses flag issue
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/election02/06newgov.html
Besieged Pitt Quits as SEC Chairman...Handling of Oversight Board Appointment Cost Him
White House Support (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9986-2002Nov5.html?referer=email
WashPost: Yemen cooperated in U.S. strike...The U.S. missile attack that killed six
suspected al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen was carried out with the cooperation of that
country's leadership, and under President Bush's tacit approval.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/831281.asp
Opinion/Editorial
Novak: Huge victory for GOP and President Bush
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-nws-novak06.html
Fund's Diary: Have You Registered to Sue?...The Floridification of American politics
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002581
Malkin: Voter fraud that's legal
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin.html
Limbaugh: Dems in disarray
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/limbaugh.html
Bowyer: Why We Won...It's the economy, and we're not stupid.
http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_comment/comment-bowyer110602.asp
Mercer: Why voting doesn't count http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29549
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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