will probably be pretty surprised too!

God bless the Obama Nation.

Flipping Democratic voters the bird, one voter at a time.

he should reach out to a certain percentage of democrats.

Republicans gave us eight years of pure agony. Why in blazes is he reaching out to those dumbasses?!!!

Grrrrrrrrr.

Four-to-eight years of trust falls with the GOP.

What could possibly go wrong?

We were told in 2001-2002, that the Dems couldn't do anything* because they "only" controlled the Senate. From 2002-06, they couldn't do anything because they were in the minority and didn't control the WH, those 40+ Senators were powerless. Powerless! After 2006 they couldn't do anything because they didn't have the Presidency and, even if you control both Houses of Congress and the entire federal budget with it, you just can't do anything without the President. Now, I fully expect to be told that they must capitulate because the Republicans hold ~42 Senate seats. It won't matter that when the Democrats were in the same position, they were powerless. It won't matter that the Dems couldn't get anything done without the Presidency. The GOP will still have to be appeased and worked with. That's how bipartisanship works.

* Actually, they could and did do something, starting with Joe Biden chairing hearings so that the Bush Administration could lay out its lies case for war and Biden could speak (and speak) about the threat of Iraq's WMDs. Then, of course, Tom Daschle scheduled the AUMF vote for right before the 2002 election.

AT&T already making its own move, joining Comcast, others. Via Agonist. Interesting comments.

AT&T to try limits on monthly Internet traffic.

Starting in November, AT&T will limit downloads to 20 gigabytes per month for users of their slowest DSL service, at 768 kilobits per second. The limit increases with the speed of the plan, up to 150 gigabytes per month at the 10 megabits-per-second level.

To exceed the limits, subscribers would need to download constantly at maximum speeds for more than 42 hours, depending on the tier. In practice, use of e-mail and the Web wouldn't take a subscriber anywhere near the limit, but streaming video services like the one Netflix Inc. offers could. For example, subscribers who get downloads of 3 megabits per second have a monthly cap of 60 gigabytes, which allows for the download of about 30 DVD-quality movies.

The limits will initially apply to new customers in the Reno area, AT&T said. Current users will be enrolled if they exceed 150 gigabytes in a month, regardless of their connection speed.

"This is a preliminary step to find the right model to address this trend," Coe said. The company may add another market to the test before the end of the year, he said.

Customers will be able to track their usage on an AT&T Web site. The company will also contact people who reach 80 percent of their limit. After a grace period to get subscribers acquainted with the system, those who exceed their allotment will pay $1 per gigabyte, Coe said.

Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider and AT&T's competitor in Reno, last month officially began a nationwide traffic limit of 250 gigabytes per subscriber. Comcast doesn't charge people extra for going over the limit, but will cancel service after repeated warnings. Previously, it had a secret limit.

Two other ISPs, Time Warner Cable Inc. and FairPoint Communications Inc., are planning or testing traffic limits as low as 5 gigabytes per month, which is easily exceeded by watchers of DVD-quality online video.

Among the largest ISPs, Verizon Communications Inc. is a holdout, and has said it does not plan to limit downloads.

How does that affect bloggers??