What this week means

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Midterms are upon us. Thank God, too, because I’m not sure I could endure another muck-chucking campaign ad.

To hear the mainstream media tell it, the Republican establishment’s return to power will usher them into control of the Senate. It’s been a foregone conclusion for weeks, and as far as I know I probably helped since I voted against every incumbent on the ballot. Either way, it’s been entertaining to watch the narrative play out, as if the Democrats were playing but a bit part this time around. I think the press decided long ago what this election would be about, and they refused to be deterred. At least it’s overshadowed the absurd obsession with Ebola for now…