Victorious Democrats - 2006

Those Eventful Mid-Term Elections

Commentary for Friday 11/10/06 Analysis of Novembers Election

The Midterm Elections: The midterms have come and gone, thankfully. I've heard all the political ads that I care to - thank-you. Republicans got the heave-ho, and a new leadership has been crowned. My view doesn't allow this to be a Democratic win so much as a throw the bums out victory with the spoils celebrated by the Democrats. The incompetent leadership in the effort to tame Iraq spearheaded the Republican defeat. Bush finally fired his Secretary of Defense, but it took the peoples rejection of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq to accomplish it. Rejection is a humbling experience.

Congressional Failures: The feckless Republican leadership of both houses of congress was also rejected. Corruption, the 'Gang of 14', failure to listen to the voters about closing the border, and reckless spending were also part of the equation. Being a Conservative first, and not necessarily a Republican, I see opportunities for conservatism with the RINO's (liberal republicans) gone. That being said, there were two congressional members who should not have been thrown out, but sadly lost their race in the tidal wave of rejection: Rick Santorum, and Curt Weldon.

The Price for Failure: The cost of failure is expensive, and I think we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg. Many more changes are bound to be on the way. John Bolton will not be confirmed, some of the tax cuts will be rolled back, and the Democrats are going to be sure that Iraq is thoroughly discredited unless they are given credit for making it a success.

Cheers,
-Robert Gross-
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