OK, the Left really needs to smarten up. Everyone seems to be clamoring about the Debt Ceiling and how the Republicans, most notably the Tea Partiers, are going to bring down the world economy by not voting to raise it. Let's be real here; everyone, even Rand Paul, knows how important it is to keep the US from defaulting and I'm sure that the Republicans are already figuring out who can vote for it to make sure it passes while having the more troubled candidates vote against it and save face.

More importantly, the way the Republicans are handling the question is infinitely better than the Left. The Left is screaming that it has to be raised. The Republicans are saying, "Well, let's see if we can't cut the budget first and see if we can't avoid having to raise it." Now, this is obviously not going to happen fast enough and isn't a legitimate answer but Lefties like Laurence O'Donnell are too busy being besides themselves to point that out. Instead, they are painting the Right as the responsible and patient party. Chris Matthews looked like a crazed man when asking Rep. Eric Cantor about this last night. It was embarrassing. For all the talk of what the Dems need to do, MSNBC's talking heads need to realize that they're tone, attitude, and approach is only making things harder. (One obvious difference is how Fox News had their news reporters host election night while MSNBC stuck with their partisan pundits.

I really feel like the Right is going to run the table early and set it up for a knockout blow in 2012. Part of me is in denial because they don't have a great candidate but I just watched Sharon Angle almost become a Senator and Rick Scott become the Governor of Florida so anything is possible.