Rubble in the aftermath

If there is a smart attitude to take in the wake of these election results, it would be (a) don't rush to believe the conventional wisdom, especially if it comes out of New York; and (b) don't rely on your emotions for analysis, either. We know this is difficult, people. Just work at it.

On that score, the online edition of the Phoenix has some good, empirically sound and on-the-ground discussion of it: both positive and negative in terms of prospects going forward. Check it out.

Also, for those who are looking for data that's just more real than the exit polls (which are henceforth subject to hyperbolic doubt), check out todays' buzz log on Yahoo. And ask yourself why it seems the red types were clicking more than blue types. (Because we're too depressed to get out of bed, is why! Because when things don't go our way, we get sad rather than angry.)

P.S. Yes, we do heart NY. We're just not sure the mainstream of the popular vote runs in the Hudson River.