The Spirit of Ball's Bluff election post mortem II

On the Wall Street Journal page has a column by John Ellis, a former columnist and current member of a venture-capital firm. He points out that politicians just spent $1 billion to convince you that politicians are no good. A key paragraph reads:

The net effect of this constant and unrelenting assault on politicians and the political process is voter resignation and ultimately a kind of doomed acceptance. It must be true. They must all be hypocrites, fools, thieves and scoundrels. They're talking about themselves, after all. It's $1 billion of self-portraiture.

His conclusion is what the Spirit of Ball's Bluff is all about.

Ultimately, the reaction to this ceaseless negative barrage, if it continues unchecked, will be the rejection of both major political parties. As more and more people are repulsed by the political process, their number will at some point reach a critical mass.

The American voters in this election, I believe, sent clear signs that they are moving in this direction. Republicans should take a tip from Kipling and correct course. Democrats should take heed and determine a new course or 2008 will simply be a replay.