The Anchoress

I read this headline and almost died laughing:

GOP Losses Could Spark Partisan Warfare

Because clearly we’ve been living through an era of sweetness and light as far as politics and political theater are concerned. There have been no partisan snipings, no “scorched earth” policies over the past 6 years.

Of course, from what we’re seeing elsewhere, another headline could be quickly written: Dem Losses Could Spark Limited Rioting.

You see, there are some paranoid types on the left who are predicting nothing less than a Bush Administration declaration of Marial Law. Sister Toldjah posts some gorgeous hysteria/paranoia from one Lyn Lear Davis, Beverly Hills Matron type:

When I asked Gore Vidal at dinner why the White House seemed so serene and at ease about the vote, he replied that, this time around, the Bush-Cheney henchmen could simply call on martial law. He glumly noted that we are so far down the road toward totalitarianism that, even if Democrats do win back the Congress, it would take at least two generations before the last six years of damage to the nation could be reversed. Gore frankly despaired that any amount of time could ever return the country to where and what it previously was. This prediction left me reaching for some Fernet Branca.

I doubt this woman realizes that she sounds like a perfect parody of the deluded, imaginative limo liberal. Too damn funny. But this is the best part. Lyn Lear Davis writes:

But whether it is hubris, loony tunes, or both, the White House’s freakish calm about the elections makes me as nervous as the hell we seem to be headed for. Therefore we should all be on alert. If for whatever reason we don’t win back Congress in November the only real answer will be to take to the streets.

Blue Crab Boulevard suspects any taking it to the streets will likely be done by the help.

The truth is, there are so many stories being floated by the press right now, “The Dems have it in the bag,” “The deal isn’t closed,” “Voter fraud may be an issue,” (yes, I believe that’s quite true, and Gateway Pundit is the genius at keeping track of it, and not just in St. Louis. Voter fraud does seem to be a predominantly leftish proclivity) “Bush is eerily calm…” There are seeds of all sorts of ideas being planted in these final weeks before the election, so that no matter what actually sprouts up on election day (or post-election) each story harvested can claim to have been “predicted” by someone. Politics in the 21st century is pure insanity. In my morbid curiosity, I cannot look away.

Crossposted at GOP Losses Could Spark Partisan Warfare

Because clearly we’ve been living through an era of sweetness and light as far as politics and political theater are concerned. There have been no partisan snipings, no “scorched earth” policies over the past 6 years.

Of course, from what we’re seeing elsewhere, another headline could be quickly written: Dem Losses Could Spark Limited Rioting.

You see, there are some paranoid types on the left who are predicting nothing less than a Bush Administration declaration of Marial Law. Sister Toldjah posts some gorgeous hysteria/paranoia from one Lyn Lear Davis, Beverly Hills Matron type:

When I asked Gore Vidal at dinner why the White House seemed so serene and at ease about the vote, he replied that, this time around, the Bush-Cheney henchmen could simply call on martial law. He glumly noted that we are so far down the road toward totalitarianism that, even if Democrats do win back the Congress, it would take at least two generations before the last six years of damage to the nation could be reversed. Gore frankly despaired that any amount of time could ever return the country to where and what it previously was. This prediction left me reaching for some Fernet Branca.

I doubt this woman realizes that she sounds like a perfect parody of the deluded, imaginative limo liberal. Too damn funny. But this is the best part. Lyn Lear Davis writes:

But whether it is hubris, loony tunes, or both, the White House’s freakish calm about the elections makes me as nervous as the hell we seem to be headed for. Therefore we should all be on alert. If for whatever reason we don’t win back Congress in November the only real answer will be to take to the streets.

Blue Crab Boulevard suspects any taking it to the streets will likely be done by the help.

The truth is, there are so many stories being floated by the press right now, “The Dems have it in the bag,” “The deal isn’t closed,” “Voter fraud may be an issue,” (yes, I believe that’s quite true, and Gateway Pundit is the genius at keeping track of it, and not just in St. Louis. Voter fraud does seem to be a predominantly leftish proclivity) “Bush is eerily calm…” There are seeds of all sorts of ideas being planted in these final weeks before the election, so that no matter what actually sprouts up on election day (or post-election) each story harvested can claim to have been “predicted” by someone. Politics in the 21st century is pure insanity. In my morbid curiosity, I cannot look away.

Crossposted at Captains Quarters Blog, where commenter Dale reminds us that in 2004 Bill Moyers was claiming that if the GOP lost they would stage a coup. He meant it, too…it was a CLASSIC CASE OF PROJECTION.