Political Observations
Posted by: David Bunch
I'm not the sharpest of political observers and definitely don't claim to be a pundit, but the small part of my brain that does comprehend politics did draw the following conclusions.
1. The War in Iraq drove the ousting of the Republicans and the electing of the Democrats.
2. The Republicans, even while in control of both houses and the White House, have not governed very strongly. They have moved much too far away from the Contract With America days. That hurt them at the ballot box.
3. Many of the Democratic candidates who won did so with a moderate message which indicates that Americans do not favor the politics of polarization that have become common in Washington.
4. President Bush, in an effort to demonstrate that he is willing to work with the new Congress, not only raised the white flag of surrender, he offered Donald Rumsfeld to demonstrate just how nice a guy he is!
I know that I stated I was sick of politics in a recent blog, but yes I did vote, and yes I did read the news the following morning (I did not, however, stay up all night watching the media pretend to actually have a clue as to what was going to happen before it actually could be verified). Now, I'm done with my political side for two years, unless something really news worthy comes along, which it likely will.
I'm not the sharpest of political observers and definitely don't claim to be a pundit, but the small part of my brain that does comprehend politics did draw the following conclusions.
1. The War in Iraq drove the ousting of the Republicans and the electing of the Democrats.
2. The Republicans, even while in control of both houses and the White House, have not governed very strongly. They have moved much too far away from the Contract With America days. That hurt them at the ballot box.
3. Many of the Democratic candidates who won did so with a moderate message which indicates that Americans do not favor the politics of polarization that have become common in Washington.
4. President Bush, in an effort to demonstrate that he is willing to work with the new Congress, not only raised the white flag of surrender, he offered Donald Rumsfeld to demonstrate just how nice a guy he is!
I know that I stated I was sick of politics in a recent blog, but yes I did vote, and yes I did read the news the following morning (I did not, however, stay up all night watching the media pretend to actually have a clue as to what was going to happen before it actually could be verified). Now, I'm done with my political side for two years, unless something really news worthy comes along, which it likely will.
