Quote of the day

The Belmont Club ruminates on the Democrats' newfound legislative power:

There is now a much smaller chance that the terrorist problem can be resolved at a low level of conflict. There is a greater likelihood that it will be allowed by neglect or paralysis to metastacize into a canker which will develop into a catastrophic confrontation in five or ten years time. A likelihood, but not a certainty.

(Hat tip.)