The results of last night's election is fairly unequivocal: America wanted a change. The most dire predictions have come true -- and let's face it -- our predictions here at The New Editor were just flat wrong.

Many over the three years of our existence have accused us of partisanship, so those folks will be surprised to know we get some gratification when Americans exercise their right to throw people out of power. We root for outcomes, not necessarily parties or people.

You won't hear any whining about vote suppressions or impropriety here. As Richard Nixon did in 1960 and John Ashcroft did in 1992, we believe the integrity of the system is more important than one particular year's horse race. Robert Kennedy's repugnant lie in Rolling Stone we hope and suspect will not have a Republican equivalent.

Nor will you read here any sneering condescension such as that from Peter Jennings in 1994, who said after that mid-term Republican sweep:

Some thoughts on those angry voters. Ask parents of any two-year-old and they can tell you about those temper tantrums: the stomping feet, the rolling eyes, the screaming. It’s clear that the anger controls the child and not the other way around. It’s the job of the parent to teach the child to control the anger and channel it in a positive way. Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had a temper tantrum last week….Parenting and governing don’t have to be dirty words: the nation can’t be run by an angry two-year-old.

The millions of Americans who voted yesterday were real people with real lives, real views, real problems, real values, and real hopes.

So congratulations to all the victors, Republican and Democrat alike yesterday. Just as in every election year, the real winners are the American people.