Forget whistling past the graveyard. It's clear from last night's historic political beat down that the Democrats resemble one of those warbling American Idol rejects. (And not even good enough to stick in the brain like old Mr. "Pants on Da Ground".)

Although it felt right to be at a bar watching the Democrats surrender Ted Kennedy's seat, at the time it seemed to make about as much sense as a Heidi Montag interview.

But in the cool light of day, it's clear the Dems learned nothing over the last 12 months. Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown won because his opponent ran a campaign plagued by indifference and idiots. Brown's got a new job because Massachusetts voters know how perilously expensive their own universal health care has become. Brown will be heading to Washington quite simply because voters across the country have never trusted the federal government less.