Don't speak too soon!

Haven't American progressives had enough punishment yet? Do they really have to suffer another kicking at the polls in 2008 before they learn not to get ahead of themselves? There's been quite a lot of fun had recently at the expense of Karl Rove, whose talk of a permanent Conservative revolution now looks a little - how to put this? - over-excited. That is all fair game. But to replace Rove's talk of 50 years of Conservative domination with talk of 50 years of progressive domination must surely be tempting fate.