Michael Nava -- We are the counterbalance

This is a month old but I just found it (Thanks for the link, SteveH).

Michael Nava, Who's credited as an 'attorney and a novelist', in the Advocate:

The reelection of George W. Bush is no historical anomaly—the Republicans win more often than not. But this was no Reagan-like landslide: Almost half the country rejected his right-wing agenda. The country is changing.

I like what he's saying. It puts a much less scary spin on last month's election.

It's a short piece, take a look.