The walrus was John

We won't have John Bolton to kick around anymore.

The Worst Diplomat in the World, unable to get the Senate to confirm him even in these last Republican days (despite the fact that, apparently, that enormous wanker Joe Lieberman supported him), has stepped down as of the end of his current term (he got in on a presidential recess appointment last time, and apparently the president can't do that twice).

Elections matter. Elections determine who sits on the supreme court, who oversees our air and water regulations, and yes, who represents us at the U.N. Technically Bush didn't have the votes because Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he would vote no--but Chafee's stated reason for that was that the Democratic victory signaled voter opposition to Bush's foreign policy.

So, look, people, you did good this time. Keep it up. Vote for the people who will do things you agree with. Don't let the punditry con you into voting for whoever would be more fun to have a beer with (funny how that's always the Republican, too, even when the Republican is both a teetotaler and a former obnoxious alcoholic).