As elated as I am, I’m getting tired of hearing stories about how shitty the Republicans have it in the upcoming elections:

That prospect [Mississippi sending a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in 25 years] is a window onto a remarkable political trend that has been eclipsed by the fireworks surrounding the 2008 presidential contest: Democrats are running strong Senate campaigns in states such as Mississippi, Alaska and North Carolina that Republicans have long taken for granted.

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The overall political climate, shaped by the sluggish economy and President Bush’s low approval ratings, is souring many voters on Republicans. The party has been hobbled by a stampede of retirements by senior Republicans, including Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott.

After eight years of raping anything that wasn’t nailed down, after eight years of following the feverishly demented fiscal policies of a trained chimp and a guy who he affectionately refers to as “turdblossom,” when people finally start noticing that those guys talking about Jesus all the time are sex-maniacs and thieves, when all the money’s finally gone, the LAT has the nerve to describe the economy as “sluggish.” As if nobody’s been in charge. As if these things just happen. The economy isn’t sluggish, it’s been pillaged.

All this poor little rich boy narrative does is fuel the idea that Republicans are somehow the underdogs against all those slick, East coast liberals.  It’s perverse and it’s dishonest, and it’s seeping into the presidential contest:

Asked Saturday what he thinks about McCain’s apparent pride in underdog status, Obama told reporters traveling with him: “Two years ago, John McCain was the putative Republican nominee who has been part of the Washington establishment for years and who touts all his Washington experience, versus me. So the notion that somehow I’m the heavy favorite in this race belies recent political history and a lot of American history. So, we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Wait, what was that last part again?  The part about American history? Oh, is pretending that the rich old white guy is the underdog a racist thing to do?  Oh, heaven forbid!