The Map Turns Pink

Let's peek at what the graceful conservatives at the official blog of The National Review were discussing as their candidates lost race after race in the House and the Senate over the last 24 hours.

Seen This Movie [Mona Charen]
Democrats in power in Capitol Hill; Ortega in power in Managua. Posted at 8:07 AM

Elections [James S. Robbins]
Ortega in power in Nicaragua, and Democrats in Congress? Can a "Dear Commandante" letter be far behind? Posted at 12:20 AM

Insert Your Own Mordant Joke Here [John Podhoretz]
Also in the news tonight: Sandinista Head Daniel Ortega Wins Presidential Election. Posted at 11:41 PM

Bad Guys' Songs [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
Daniel Ortega's campaign song is "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon. Posted at 8:43 AM

Bellwether Nation? [John J. Miller]
Can a left-wing wave in the United States begin south of the border? Posted at 5:34 AM

So there you have it. Americans didn't just vote against Republicans; they participated in the Commie plot to take over North America.

Sigh. Mona Charen is right: We've seen this movie before.