Quote of the Day

Stuart Rothenberg, writing for Roll Call, about the Democrats' chances of winning a majority in the House of Representatives, where they are now down 25 seats. After a detailed analysis he concludes:

What does seem impossible, at least at this point, is a Democratic takeover of the House in November. 

That is good news, coming from a Democrat ... no more Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

If Rothenberg is correct, the least attractive outcome we are likely to see in November is gridlock of the sort we have now. With luck and skill, maybe we can do a lot better than that.