Apparently, the whole world know that the current political “wave” will hit President Bush with a bang echoing a resounding message. I should wait until the results are in, but I feel confident that people in US are fed up with the current do-nothing congress and the president. Although, hopefully, it’s not too late; scratch that, it’s about 6 years too late, and Bush is not up for reelection.
If the Republicans don’t retain the US House and Senate, it may be time to scrap the party and start from the scratch. A poorly planned war, scandal after scandal, jobs, wages, education, bigger government, Katrina all of these things point to a need for change. I hope that part of that change will come tomorrow. Of course, there is always more things change, the more they stay the same.
If polls come right, Democrats will control the senate and there is a strong chance they may also take the Senate as well. For Bush this means deadlock and lame duck for Thanksgiving this year. This is a referendum on Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush’s foreign policy, towards Iraq, North Korea and Iran. This is a referendum on scandals in Congress. This is a referendum on illegal immigration, broken borders, pork barrel politics, financing reform, healthcare, the constitution, terrorism, Katrina victims, 9/11 hero victims, manufacturing jobs lost, consumer debt, trade deficits, economic slow downs and social security. This is a referendum on ’staying the course’ or ‘changing directions’. I believe that America needs a change in direction and if deadlock means stopping Bush, I am fine with that. Will Democrats pay back the Monica impeachment with impeachment hearings of their own? Hopefully, a Democrat controlled Congress can force Rumsfeld to resign. One thing I really like about American elections is the third party advertising campaigns.
Bush headed out to the campaign trail to warn that if Democrats win, “America loses.” How would he reconcile these competing instincts?
Via: msnbc
