Republican Primaries

So, in political news this bit about the Republican Primaries in Utah says a lot to me. The current incumbent, Bob Bennett, who is a three term Senator in a state that is by all real measures very red has come in a distant third to two different challengers for the Republican nomination. This is only really news in that it says to me that the upcoming 2010 midterms aren't inherently and anti-Democratic year. What they really are is an anti-Incumbent year. While this may not seem like a huge revelation it's important to note that we may lose a lot of seats on the blue side of the aisle, but we may get a whole new set of Republican senators and congress people who are less willing to be simply the voice of "No". While we may lose seats, we may, in the long run have a congress that is more capable of legislating. And that, in short, is a good thing.