Democratic Takeover of Congress

[Nicholas-Caniglia]

Well, the American people voted, and apparently they really, really liked Democrats. Of course, it's important to notice that many of the freshman Congressmen are conservatives riding the donkey's back. But I digress, do you think that this new Congress can acomplish a new forward plan towards progress or is it rearanging deck chairs on the Titanic?

Personall, I think it will be very interesting to see what happens during the lame duck Congress, and if Bush finds his veto stamp.

[InsertFunnyUserName]

Well, the republicans weren't really doing that great of a job, so, it will be interesting to see how the democrats handle it.

[ReiperX]

I don't think it was as much as the American's wanted Democrats, it seemed many just wanted the Republicans out of power because they were very unhappy with them.

Yes, the stockmarket was souring, unemployment was low ect.

But, your average middle class and lower class people, the majority of the US, weren't seeing any of the effects of the stock markets. Unemployment was low, but a majority of the jobs created, from what I understand, were in the service sector which aren't the best paying jobs in the world. You probally have more people than ever working 2 jobs just to make ends meet in the lower and middle classes. Benefits, college, medical expenses, housing all skyrocketed in cost over the past 6 years, and the increase isn't even closely matched by any increases in wages. Then on top of that making it harder for your average person to declare bankrupcy didn't help either. Add ontop of that a very unpopular war, there was little chance of the Republicans keeping power.

[Jesus-made-me-do-it]

I always assumed a lot of America was

If you arnt a republican then your a liberal and all liberals are terrorists!

Aprently not

[Draconias]

At least in my state (Ohio), the election of Democrats was almost entirely a reaction to the neo-conservative faction which has been dominating the Republican party and Congress since 2000ish. Bush is part of that faction. They simply were not adhering to the beliefs of most Republicans, and failed to achieve what their supporters wanted.

The elections were a protest, and the neo-cons are going down in flames at this point. They are swiftly being overturned in the party and traditional conservative philosophy, which is more moderate, is taking back control. Bush appears to have realized this power shift is occurring, and he has become more open to the rest of the Republicans' desires in response.

[Nicholas-Caniglia]

Also, keep in mind, this was an offyear election, Presidental Coattails usually kick in. This was also a very well hyped off year election due to the scandals an poor mangement by the Republican party (being well organized is usually their forte). Keep in mind this happened with Clinton, and he handed the keys to Newt, and the Republicans crashed it to the ground. The President still has his veto stamp and it will come in handy in situations like this. Granted, Clinton is a master politician and Bush...well, isn't. But, Rove is, so this will be interesting.

I was curious about others' opinions since I am a biased liberal from Massachusetts. =)