Nostalgia

November 8, 2006 was a very big day for me. That morning Melissa's water broke and and we went to the hospital to deliver our first child. While we were waiting in the hospital room, we were watching the TV. Rummy was up there doing the walk of shame. His resignation seemed to symbolize the crushing defeat that his party suffered in the previous day's election. The returns from the Webb, Tessler, and ("call me Harold") Ford races were still coming in, but we knew which way the 50-50 was going to break in at least the first two ("call me Harold..."). Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of House. By 4:30 Melissa started very serious labor, and at 7:33 Jordan made his appearance. It was a bright beautiful day. It seemed that a whole new era was dawning.  Then what happened?

We got a "surge." 

What happens when all the red and blue lights go out, the bells stop ringing, and the whistles stop blowing,  and the circus is over? 

Should we be surprised when corporate democrats serve their corporate masters?