Wow!  I thought for sure it would take longer for the Dems to realize they need to abandon the ship of USS America-Hater.  It only took some of them 6 days.  Interesting.

Dodd knew he wouldn’t get re-elected.  Why in the world would he?  He is and has always been nothing more than “Ted Kennedy Lite”.  And what has he done for CT?  Yeah.  You guessed it.

The Democrats, no, the uber-Democrats are realizing it is over.  2010 holds noting but heartbreak and brutal smackdowns for them.  Good riddance.  Now go home and get real jobs you dismissive elitist buttheads.

From AP [bold emphasis mine]

WASHINGTON – Two longtime Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned re-election bids, and so did a Democratic swing-state governor, underscoring the perilous political environment for President Barack Obama’s party as anti-incumbent sentiment ripples across the nation.

Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd was all but forced to quit, and North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan also ditched his re-election effort in the face of a difficult race. Dodd’s announcement Wednesday may actually save the Democrats’ hold on his seat — the party quickly recruited a stronger candidate — but Dorgan’s retirement may cost the party a seat in his Republican-leaning state. And that would mean the loss of a critical 60th vote in the Senate.

Combined, the no-campaign decisions highlighted the challenges facing Obama’s party. The Democrats are seeking to hang onto comfortable majorities in Congress and a slim edge among governors in a year when voters are angry at lawmakers of all political stripes and likely to punish the party in power.

The bottom line for Obama: Losing even one seat in the Senate would make it more difficult to block Republican filibusters. And if the GOP makes big gains in the House — a pickup of 30 or more seats is seeming ever more likely — that will make it much harder to pass administration proposals.

And so on and so on.  2010:  THE Year of Reckoning.  It’s already starting, folks.  Make some popcorn and enjoy the show.