Speaking of being "happy", it strikes me that the admitted/publicized/perceived Republicans amongst the Mudcat rolls have not been all that happy the last few years. In fact, except for the glee exhibited by some on Election Day in 2000 and in 2004 I don't remember *ever* reading anyone saying they were happy with how things were going.

Why is that?

And now, when there is a chance that it will not be a Republican administration in this next go'round, what comes across is bitterness at potentially losing, *not* worry that the Democrats will make a bigger mess of it than the Republicans did.

Why is that?