What will be the ramifications of the midterm elections?
I ask this question because I have read and watched so many right wing commentators and pundits keep making arguments along the lines of "This was a victory for us because....". My favorite of this nature is "This is good for the Republican Party because it sets us up for victory in 2008."
It is almost a complete rarity to see "Wow, didn't see that coming. We got our asses handed to us. Guess we better go back to being what Republicans are supposed to be."
I was watching Michelle Malkin, a right wing commentator, on the evening of the election, and even though I like reading her columns, her banter on Fox News's O'Reilly Factor the same day of the election was over the top stupidity. She wasn't even speaking rationally, making all sorts of comments about how the Republicans are going to pull through and win, insulting every Democrat who has ever lived by pretty much equating Democrats with the institution of stupidity. The next day, after the loss, she wrote in her blog that it was really a loss for the Republicans, not a win for the Democrats. In other words, even though she can sometimes be very on the mark from the outside, she has zero ability whatsoever to talk about anything on the inside. It's so hard to complain about the paint outside the barn when you've never stepped outside of it.
So, what are going to be the ramifications of this election? Well, the Bush agenda is going to be slowed. I seriously don't doubt that. Right now, Bush and Pelosi are playing the "we'll be friends" game, but once something BIG comes between the White House and the Democrats in Congress, I'm guessing the gloves come off and we'll see how the real future of bipartisanship is going to be under this administration and new leadership in Congress. Already, Bush has been calling out to the CURRENT members of Congress to approve his surveillance plans, his temporary appointments as full time appointments, such as Bolton, and to approve his desire to build a large space station called the Death Star that will be used to destroy the Rebel Alliance. Oh wait, I think I got one of those wrong. He might not be trying to get his surveillance plans approved.
The catch? He has to do it before January because then Princess Leia and the other Democrats return to the Congress.
Stumble It!
It is almost a complete rarity to see "Wow, didn't see that coming. We got our asses handed to us. Guess we better go back to being what Republicans are supposed to be."
I was watching Michelle Malkin, a right wing commentator, on the evening of the election, and even though I like reading her columns, her banter on Fox News's O'Reilly Factor the same day of the election was over the top stupidity. She wasn't even speaking rationally, making all sorts of comments about how the Republicans are going to pull through and win, insulting every Democrat who has ever lived by pretty much equating Democrats with the institution of stupidity. The next day, after the loss, she wrote in her blog that it was really a loss for the Republicans, not a win for the Democrats. In other words, even though she can sometimes be very on the mark from the outside, she has zero ability whatsoever to talk about anything on the inside. It's so hard to complain about the paint outside the barn when you've never stepped outside of it.
So, what are going to be the ramifications of this election? Well, the Bush agenda is going to be slowed. I seriously don't doubt that. Right now, Bush and Pelosi are playing the "we'll be friends" game, but once something BIG comes between the White House and the Democrats in Congress, I'm guessing the gloves come off and we'll see how the real future of bipartisanship is going to be under this administration and new leadership in Congress. Already, Bush has been calling out to the CURRENT members of Congress to approve his surveillance plans, his temporary appointments as full time appointments, such as Bolton, and to approve his desire to build a large space station called the Death Star that will be used to destroy the Rebel Alliance. Oh wait, I think I got one of those wrong. He might not be trying to get his surveillance plans approved.
The catch? He has to do it before January because then Princess Leia and the other Democrats return to the Congress.
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 1:48 PM
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