What's the Matter with Colorado?

As you know, we had an article a couple of weeks ago on Democratic gains in the Rocky Mountain states, particularly in Montana and Colorado if memory serves. Well came across an article by John Andrews, a Republican out of Colorado explaining the results.

It was motivation, above all, that powered this Democrat victory. Democrats were driven and hungry from decades in the political wilderness. Republicans were complacent and soft from too long in power. Their motive for winning was to get in there and do things. Ours, it often seemed, was merely to stay in there. These attitudes translated into discipline and unity for Democrats, indulgence and disunity for Republicans. GOP factionalism was endemic and fatal.

Could be a sign of things to come. Certainly you do have some factions within the national Republican party that are going to expect some stuff. Can President Bush and the Republican Congress deliver? And if not, what becomes the main themes of Campaigns 2006 and 2008? Something to think about it.