The Democrats have their candidate to run against Scott Brown

He just has to move back to Massachusetts from Toronto (CBC).

Cross-posted to Virginia Virtucon

Bin Laden is Dead: What that means

For the WBK War: Several things at once, most are in our favor. The symbolic loss will hit al Qaeda hard, without a doubt. They are weaker tonight. However, the new al Qaeda leader – Ayman al-Zawahiri – actually had larger ambitions (the entire planet) than OBL (the Middle East and Central Asia). Leadership moves from the financier to a fellow with operational experience. That said, al-Z’s piece of al Q (the Egyptian Islamic Jihad) was backed by Iran when it assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, so odds are al-Z will be more willing to work with the mullahcracy. That, in the end, may be the game changer that wins this for us – by making it clear that Tehran is neck-deep in the WBK War.

For American politics: Congratulations, Mr. President; your re-election was just assured. Your new political floor is 52%. Your performance in office tells me you’ll hit that floor often, and will probably be on it come next November, but 52% is still a win (the Congressional elections are an entirely different matter; don’t expect to win back the House or hold the Senate; the numbers on the latter are heavily against the Dems).

Cross-posted to VV