Evan Bayh's REAL message

As usual, the MSM is reading what they want to into Evan Bayh's decision not to run for re-election. They decry the partisanship, while silently including Republican in front of every mention.

There is too much partisanship and not enough progress – too much narrow ideology and not enough practical problem-solving.

But he doesn't say Republican partisanship. He is decrying the Democratic ideologues as much as the Republicans. Indeed, he is certainly complaining more about them seeing as how the Democrats have an overwhelming majority. This is not surprising seeing how the uber-liberal democratic leadership has been bullying the more moderate members into passing their increasingly unpopular legislation. They do this by threatening to withhold committee chairmanships, oppose district spending, and even withholding reelection support.

I see this as a win by exposing and isolating the increasingly strident liberalism of the democrats which is leading to their repudiation by the overwhelming majority of americans.