Person of the Year 2006 - nominees

[Alcon]

Nancy Pelosi. She's the first female Speaker in history, and she represents the Democratic resurgence.

One election cycle where you didn't do as good as history suggests you should does not = resurgence

There is nothing in the definition of the word "resurgence" that says that it has to be sustained for a significant period of time to be a resurgence.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Nancy Pelosi. She's the first female Speaker in history, and she represents the Democratic resurgence.

One election cycle where you didn't do as good as history suggests you should does not = resurgence

There is nothing in the definition of the word "resurgence" that says that it has to be sustained for a significant period of time to be a resurgence.

It still really implies that and that you exceeded expectations, the only thing the Democrats did was stop themselves from dismembering

[Boris]

Nancy Pelosi. She's the first female Speaker in history, and she represents the Democratic resurgence.

One election cycle where you didn't do as good as history suggests you should does not = resurgence

There is nothing in the definition of the word "resurgence" that says that it has to be sustained for a significant period of time to be a resurgence.

It still really implies that and that you exceeded expectations, the only thing the Democrats did was stop themselves from dismembering

Wow. With all due respect, you're ing retarded.

[Alcon]

Nancy Pelosi. She's the first female Speaker in history, and she represents the Democratic resurgence.

One election cycle where you didn't do as good as history suggests you should does not = resurgence

There is nothing in the definition of the word "resurgence" that says that it has to be sustained for a significant period of time to be a resurgence.

It still really implies that and that you exceeded expectations, the only thing the Democrats did was stop themselves from dismembering

They exceeded my expectations and probably the expectations of most predictors, although not significantly.

But, no, that's not what it implies.  It implies what the word means, which is a surge (which tend to be sudden) back.  A resurgence doesn't have to be unexpected.  That's...non-sense.

[Gabu]

It still really implies that and that you exceeded expectations, the only thing the Democrats did was stop themselves from dismembering

Do you honestly believe that the Democratic Party would have disbanded had they not taken back Congress in 2006, or are you just misusing the word "dismembering"?