Did we give enough of them the boot to get our voice heard by those who remain and by those who have taken their places? We The People have spoken…what exactly have we said? This writer’s crystal ball did not foretell the change in power within the Congress. Even the day before the morning after I was expecting the Democrats to pick up no more than a seat here and there. What happened?
First, understand that the Democrats did not win this election — the Republicans lost it — thru stupidity and timidity. Throw in the scandals and the Democrat’s “Republicans can’t do anything right and we don’t have a plan” message — and you have the voters saying what they said. What they said was, “We sent you Republicans to Washington to cut our federal taxes and to get the federal government out of our lives and to let us decide spending and policy at the state and local level — where We The People know best — and you got drunk on the power we gave you and squandered our time, trust, and money. And, so now, it’s out with you!”
If the Republicans will shout forth and live by the conservative principles that gave them the House in 1994 and the Senate a few years later — and get rid of the RINO’s among them — We The People will give them power again. Unfortunately, the President has already shown that he is a Liberal in Conservative’s clothing — so, the amount of damage they can do in the next two years could be much. But, that is the price we now must pay for sifting out the tares from amongst the wheat.
The Democrats had better think twice before squandering our time on impeachment proceedings if they want to keep power. Although I would not agree, the people might stand for it if it was the start of the President’s second term, rather than the middle of it. He might also become vindictive and not sign their legislation as he probably otherwise will — and they probably would not be able to override his vetoes. I can only hope…
Winnowing wheat is not an exact science, and, unfortunately, there were some casualties that got caught in the tares hopper. It’s less than two years until the next election…
Am I glad that the Democrats will have the legislative branch for at least the next two years? Nope! They’re the greater of two evils, the Republicans having gotten too evil for their own good. It’s now up to We The People to keep a close thumb on our office-holders and let them know in no uncertain terms when they screw-up — as well as when they do good — and that we’re already ready to cast our vote in ‘08.
