Jon Stewart had a good piece last night on Tuesday's election results, and echoed Karl Frisch in saying that Republicans did NOT "overreach", but were rather doing exactly what they set out to do.
All in all, a tough night for the conservative revolution. There must be a simple explanation. Quick, to the narrative machine!11/9/2011:CAROL COSTELLO: Did Republicans overreach?
CARL QUINTANILLA: A bridge too far by the GOP.
GRETCHEN CARLSON: Did it go too far?
FOX NEWS WOMAN: It was about overreaching.
Overreach... are you aware of their platform?
ARIZONA STATE SEN. RUSSELL PEARCE (4/15/2010): We're going to take the handcuffs off of law enforcement, we're going to put them on the bad guys. Illegal is not a race, it's a crime.RNC CHAIRMAN REINCE PRIEBUS (1/3/2011): Now we do believe that life begins at conception, and that at the moment of conception, every individual is entitled to the freedoms under the Declaration of Independence and the 14th Amendment of our Constitution.
OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH (12/9/2010): I really don't think the right to strike of any public employee ... they got good jobs, they got a high pay, they got good benefits, a great retirement, what are they striking for?
The problem isn't conservative politicians overreached. The problem is, they tried to do exactly what they said they were going to do. It'd be like drinking Red Bull, and then complaining 'cause you got wings.
Video and full transcript below the fold.