Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr has the four lessons that have clearly been learned from the election:
For Conservative Republicans: The America people reject Barack Obama and obviously want true conservative leadership. The Governorships of two states have switched to the “R” category, showing a grassroots conservative movement that is alive and well.
New York’s 23rd district is shaping up to have quite a fight over who should represent them from the right and will probably have some massive implications for the Republican party as a whole. The relevant candidates: Dede Scozzafava, the Republican, and Doug Hofmann, the Conservative. The instigators: conservative Internet activists. The inevitable outcome: a fractured and still weaker conservative movement.
The conservative movement has, at least for the last ten years, had difficulty coming to grips with any sort of dissent in their ranks. Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan advisor, became a famous pariah in the movement during the years of George W. Bush because of his criticism. The newest is former house speaker Newt Gingrich, who has come out in support of the moderate Scozzafava and apparently dashed all hopes of running for president in 2012.
That is what Talking Points Memo is thinking Michael Steele said.
The house has passed a resolution to formally disapprove of Rep. Joe Wilson. Barney Frank voted present. John Boehner says this sets a new precedent, also invoked the phrase “witch hunt.” I will post no more on the subject.
Democrats are introducing a bill tomorrow to show that they disapprove of Rep. Wilson’s actions last wednesday evening.
Nancy Pelosi said she’s moving on but some top Democrats are planning to introduce a measure to officially censure Rep. Joe Wilson for his outburst on Wednesday.
The Speaker of the House talks about her reaction to Rep. Wilson’s outburst last night.
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