The Republicans now find themselves with a big seat at a big table – a feat that seemed unreachable two short years ago. While much will be said that Tuesday’s vote was more about the electorate’s rejection of the Democrats versus their love of the Republican Party, that reasoning is of no consequence when the 112th Congress is seated in January 2011. That said I would hope my fellow Republicans avoid the “over reach” temptation – the very same toxin that led to Tuesday’s march to the gallows for Democrats. The noted American playwright and raconteur Wilson Mizner once declared “a good listener is not only popular everywhere but after a while he knows something.” I hope the Republicans and President Obama listen and learn from Tuesday. Within...(read more)

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