I argued, awhile back, that all in all, Clinton probably did the Democratic Party more harm than good by facilitating the 1994 realignment. It's possible we would've been better off with four more years of Bush 41's benign stewardship and attention to international institutions than the Gingrich revolution and Clinton scandals. Who knows. In any case, as I imply over at Tapped, Republicans may soon be making a similar argument about Bush 43. Read my post there and then tell me something: could it be better that Kerry lost and the Democratic Party didn't have to take responsibility for all the messes Bush created?