OK...All right...somebody friggin pinch me.

[WilliamPitt]

Is this all really happening?

The House?

The Senate?

RUMSFELD?

Can't be true.

[meegbear]

1. *pinch*

[Hippo_Tron]

2. It's the midterm TRIFECTA

[GreenPartyVoter]

61. SNAP! *high five*

[Nictuku]

3. I Know!!!

I am giddy over here!

I think I need to go out and buy a bottle or two of champagne!

[Phillycat]

4. I am freaking the fuck out over here. nt

[TK421]

5. Oh, it's true...it's DAMN TRUE!

:evilgrin:

[helderheid]

6. PINCH

Would you pinch me too? I'm in shock! I'm buying more champaign! I can hear birds chirping! The sky is as blue as I've ever seen it!

:wow:

[crikkett]

51. champagne

:toast:

[proud patriot]

7. I'm seeing it from California my friend

It is real . :-)

[libnnc]

8. It's twoo it's twoo!

[kitkat65]

Madeleine Kahn -Great comedic actress - Wish she was still around

[VelmaD]

9. It's not a dream

If it was...we would have done a helluva lot better in Texas.

But as depressed as I am about what happened down here...this Rummy thing has sure perked up my day. :)

Now...where would you like me to pinch you? ;)

[CatWoman]

10. *pinch, pinch*

on the behind of course

:rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

11. Republicans are in full damage control mode now

They'll throw everyone overboard that they perceive will harm their chances in 2008.

[Beelzebud]

12. Today is the greatest day in 6 years!

[oldtime dfl_er]

13. wake up Will Pitt!

the coffee's on, and it's smellin' sweet!!!!

[Nictuku]

14. One more Race to Go....

[Tess49]

15. I think I may need smeling salts. Gets better by the minute.

[Cooley Hurd]

16. He might name Lieberman SecDef, giving the CT Repig governor...

....the opportunity to name a Repig as Lieberman's replacement.

:grr:

[Shakespeare]

21. No. It'll be Robert Gates.

Which means no more Gates running things at my alma mater, Texas A&M. Double-sweet!

[Cooley Hurd]

32. Another Iran-Contra toady...

...go figure.

[deadparrot]

38. Will he be confirmed by the old Senate or the new? nt

[Shakespeare]

17. I'm on about hour 12 of my endorphin high.

Pretty fuckin' great, huh?

[InvisibleTouch]

18. Don't forget the majority of state Governorships!

Yeah, I'm starting to cautiously believe it myself!

[mopinko]

19. i need a pinch, too.

i am sitting here in an aching stupor after my day as a poll worker. my brain can't wrap itself around this news.

[VolcanoJen]

20. *** Bucket of Ice Water ***

Yes!! It's true! It's happening... it's happening. :-)

[Greeby]

22. If it gets any better

I might just beat Cheney to having a fatal heart attack. Oh, don't tell me that's next, is it?

[trogdor]

25. Not until the new Senate convenes.

Please.

[Gregorian]

23. 10-4 rubber ducky!

All appears well, for the moment.





Can I get a witness!

[DemExpat]

24. It CAN be true! *Pinch*

:kick: :bounce: :kick: :bounce: :kick:

DemEx

[crappyjazz]

26. I have never been so giddy

It could be the rum, it's definitely from not going to bed yet, but this is all just too much. I had lost my faith in the American way until about 4 a.m. As a Canadian, I can't tell you how proud I am of each and every one of you that held your faith and stood in lines to cast your vote.

Can I hear the song for Rummy loud and clear? NA NA NA NA, NA NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY, GOOOOOOD BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greybnk48]

27. Hi Will!!

I'm mainly a lerker (I'd rather learn than speak and reveal my ignorance) but I "met" you on DU right after the 2004 election when I joined and began to read, read, read. I have learned so much in two years. I would like to thank you for all of your good work in this fight. It feels REAL good.

[Ignis]

28. Tell me about it!

I went to sleep last night in the contented glow of taking back the House.

And then, this morning...the SENATE?

Oh happy day!

[Window]

29. This is great!!!

Just great and, yes, unbelievable!

[bigtree]

30. Robert 'Iran-Contra' Gates

wake up

[LSK]

31. hey Will, this thread is for you

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2637543

[WilliamPitt]

48. *faint*

[shadowknows69]

33. I'm scared too

Twilight zone.

[Generator]

34. I get the feeling if the press corps throws water on Bush right now

he will disolve into a pile of vapor before their eyes. WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!

[malaise]

35. It's true

Your hard work helped big time. Now have a drink :toast: :party:

[deadparrot]

36. Oh, what a beautiful mooooooooorning....

God, I thought I was going to sit back and watch another classic Bush press conference.

Alas, when I returned with my Chinese food, and saw "Rumsfeld to Resign," I let out a whoop.

Could today BE any better?

[Oilwellian]

37. Hey Will!!

How about a good old-fashioned titty twister! :rofl: We need another DU gathering to celebrate in style!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

39. WILLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BIG FUCKING OMC HUGS BRO!!!!!!!!!!!

:hug:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[RandomKoolzip]

40. Not only, that, a woman now holds the third-highest office in the land.

For the first time in US History....Now THAT'S a victory!

[catmandu57]

41. We did it din't we?

Ran the table.

[Raiden]

42. Don't forget the Governorships

And the state legislatures

[Subdivisions]

43. You did it, Will. You did it. We all did. And we deserve to

pat ourselves on the back.

Bravo to you and to all of us.

[althecat]

44. Pinch......

:)

Happy happy days...

God bless you William Pitt and the Internets you rode in on...

[truedelphi]

45. Hey - Will You let it be known that this was Andy's guldarn

Election - I was upset when you did that - thinking we were lookin at another friggin'
debacle. And not wanting his name on a debacle.

But Andy wanted an election worthy of his name.

Don't bother pinching yourself - it's real

[Mr_Spock]

46. BIG GRIN!

Loving this feeling - this will last a while for me!

[wildeyed]

47. I am giddy!

It keeps getting better!

[uppityperson]

49. Indeed, me too.

Like I felt the eve of last election, but this time it is for real. Too many people spoke.

[caligirl]

50. Pinch's and smiles all day today

[WillyT]

52. It's Twu... It's Twu !!!

:bounce::hi::bounce:

[movie_girl99]

53. this is the best day that I have had in quite sometime.

I am so proud of the people of this country getting out and showing those bastards that we want change. Halafrickinluyah!!!

[Raffi Ella]

54. Dude,

I'm right there with you...I'm completely overwhelmed...

It's finally starting to sink in,what has just happened and what it all means...Sweet Justice,free at last...My God,We Did It!We.Did.It.


I wanna say to all of you,Thank You.Thank you for everything.THANK YOU.


To all of us,to the world at large:

Cheers :toast: The Day of reckoning has come.God Speed to the New Congress of America.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

55. And bush is throwing digs at Rove

I kid you not.

[lapislzi]

56. Thought you'd never ask

How sweet it is.

[Beetwasher]

57. IT'S A FULL BLOWN FUCKING COLLAPSE/MELTDOWN!!!!!

Look for Rove to be next out.

[texas1928]

58. Hey Mr. Pitt.

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!

WE ACTUALLY DID IT!!!!!!!!!


I am so happy for this country right now. I just wish Texas had grown a little bit more and voted more to the blue but we made a lot of in roads. I am so happy for this country.

[kestrel91316]

59. I just got the funny feeling over the last couple of weeks that it was

gonna be a friggin' BLOODBATH.

And how.

:wow:

[adamuu]

60. Congratulations, Mr. Pitt. n/t

[GalleryGod]

62. The House & Senate were Hard Work and great leadership... Rumsfeld Ouster is a

move I have to stand back and really respect in a recalibration context. Pretty smooth sidestep by Dubya'.

Baker Commission Report
Gates at Defense
Condi on the rise
Cheyney in isolation

:dunce: not bad.

[graywarrior]

63. And they're talking recount in Sarasota.

[mandyky]

64. And 9 State Houses!

to boot

[DinahMoeHum]

65. For Andy, for Khephra, for all other DU "Absent Friends". . .

:toast::toast::toast:
:kick::kick::kick:


P.S. Also, for my dad. This Veterans Day weekend, I plan to plant a flag right beside the
newly mounted tombstone for him. I think he and my uncles (WW-II vets) are smiling up in heaven today.

:patriot:

[mom cat]

68. Not "absent". They just got a promotion and got kicked upstairs!

[Bryn]

66. You Got It!

:spank:

[Double T]

67. And ALL THAT was just TODAY!!!!!!.........

Can't wait to see what TOMORROW brings!!!!!

[IronLionZion]

69. and a majority of state legislatures

where the next crop of leaders will emerge from. And many other local elections and ballot initiatives.

[GOPisEvil]

70. Hey, it was nice hearing from you this morning (or last night, whenever).

I wish I could celebrate as fully as everyone else, but damn, we have a lot of work down here.

[KatyaR]

71. It's an alternate universe, Will, I swear it is.

I feel like I've fallen down the rabbit hole--a GREAT rabbit hole, but still.

Who would have thought at 7 last night that it would have turned out this way? When I went to bed at midnight last night after having half a bottle of wine, I don't think I really understood what was happening until I got up this morning and saw the headlines. I knew we'd gain some, but the House, the Senate, several governorships, AND Rummy gone, too?

I still can't wrap my head around it.

What a glorious day we have had today. I'm beginning to feel like an American again.