Humorously, though not intentionally, the NY Times had an even worse piece pubished last week about how nation after nation was electing Leftists to lead them, citing such "powerhouses" as Boliva and Venezuela...ignoring that Germany just kicked out Schroeder in favor or Merkel.
And then this week the Canucks kicked out lefty Martin in favor of righteous Harper. Some trend!
This particular editorial above, is more pale than the "leftward" trend article...but also more accurate in the sense that the Editors actually got one point right: the Dems are being spineless by not filibustering Judge Alito.
The remaining 18 Blue States are essentially unrepresented in Washington right now...because the Dems are laying low (well, except for their daily episode of crying "Wolf!" over some newly imagined "scandal") until the November elections.