How am I happy? Let me count the ways...

1. Don Rumsfeld finally got the boot, and I'm glad they were dumb enough to wait until AFTER the elections because

2. We gained 6 seats, winning a majority in the Senate AND

3. We gained 28 seats, winning a majority in the House, meaning

4. Nancy Pelosi will be the first female Speaker of the House

5. Rick Santorum and George Allen are outta here

6. South Dakota voters overturned their state's abortion ban

7. Oregon and California voters defeated parental notification laws

8. Missouri voters endorsed stem cell research

9. Arizona voters rejected a ban on gay marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships

10. Property rights measures failed to pass in California, Idaho, and Washington

11. Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, Nevada and Ohio voters raised the minimum wage

12. The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has promised to reestablish the subcommittee on oversight and investigations

If you can think of any more big progressive victories, add them to the Comments!