Ever since Wednesday morning, it seems that everybody in Madison has been walking around in a bit of a daze. Our long nightmare isn't over yet. I really hope that when the depression wears off, we will get angry again and get back some of that pre-election drive.

We will need to commit ourselves to writing letters to politicians and editors, making phone calls and paying visits to our representatives. We need to remind them know that 49% of the voters in the country are not behind Bush and his policies, and that 51% is by no means a vast majority. We must urge the Democrats remaining in the House and the Senate not to roll over and let Bush have his way. They need to stand firm and defend us from his radical agenda.

We also must prepare, starting now, for the mid-term elections. We have two years to raise money, two years to seek out and encourage high-quality progressive candidates. We have two years to bring to continue to bring light the evils of this administration, and to educate others about them. We have two years, let us use them well.