A Smidgen of Hope in the West, and Another Good Defense of Obama

If you’re like me, last night’s election seemed a triumph for the latest version of the Know Nothing Party, and in honor of the writer who mentioned that historical reference most eloquently, I should note that Tim Egan sums up the various campaigns (and Sarah Palin’s poison touch) in the West here:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/not-quiet-on-the-western-front/?hp
I hope he’s right and the Dems hold on to both Colorado and Washington senate seats. A smidgen of hope.
Tim Egan also confronts Obama’s critics quite smartly, and specifically, here:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/how-obama-saved-capitalism-and-lost-the-midterms/?src=me&ref=homepage
I like how he tackles Jon Stewart’s whiny complaints. Stewart can make me laugh, but his “rally” might as well have been held for the Republicans, and for his trying to stick Obama with a “Timid” label, what’s so bold about the Stewart/Colbert rally, which ultimately seems no more than a milquetoast lovefest for nothing?