Bob Novak is Wrong

Here, Bob Novak argues that Obama did not get "a mandate" because Democrats only control the entire legislative branch by a small margin. While I think the concept of a mandate shifts depending upon the status of a politician (I would argue that winning 51% to re-elect a president could bemore of a mandate than winning 52% to your first term, the fact is, Obama DESTROYED John McCain by 6%, a major feat in modern Presidential politics, especially considering how well known (and generally liked, personally) John McCain is and how unknown Barack Hussein Obama was (can I use his middle name now?).

The fact is, Democrats now control the Congress, the Senate, the White House, and I believe a majority of governor's mansions and statehouses. And they managed to pick up seats in all of those I believe. The fact is, the nation, over the last 2 years, has soundly rejected the Republican party in virtually every venue possible. Rather than sitting around, licking their wounds, and discussing how "little" the Democrats have acheived, perhaps Republicans should try to figure out where they went wrong and how they can fix it.