Originally Posted By wahooskipper Congress and the White House have never directly impacted whether I was happy or not. And, I will never let them. Be careful what you wish for. The fans of the Miami Dolphins two years ago demanded a new coach and a new quarterback. Guess what their record today is? Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. Dare I say it rarely is?
Originally Posted By TomSawyer A sunrise is still a sunrise, even if you don't know what the day will bring.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper It was a crystal clear, blue, sunny day in New York City... ...at 8:30 am on 9/11/01.
Originally Posted By DAR These last few days remind of a quote from Harvey Keitel to John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Community standards prevent me from using the quote.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Actually, my ballot here in Florida ended up being pretty balanced. I think I likely voted for as many Republicans as I did Democrats. I just think there is some premature celebration here. If the new leadership of the Democrats can make some positive changes I will be the first to congratulate them. But, I just think it is a bit early to annoint them as saviors.
Originally Posted By DAR Some people for the local races like comptroller were just one person. So I pretty much voted for them anyway.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I think it's just a sense of hope, wahoo. The country seems to have come back toward the center a little, Rumsfeld is out and Bush is saying that he's open to new ideas about what to do in Iraq. Maybe things won't change that much right away - our system is designed so that change happens quite slowly - but for now some of us feel like we've finally been heard.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The country has always been in the center Tom...the two parties haven't. The Democrats were the first to blink and shift right. Hopefully, the Republican will follow suit and shift left.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I hope so, too. The pundits that are saying the GOP wasn't conservative enough are dead wrong.
Originally Posted By mele Geez, some of the posts I've read on LP today (in numerous threads) really sound like people are rooting for the dems to fail. Which, of course, is *nothing* like repulicans constant accusations that dems want to lose the war in Iraq. (Right.) I guess only wrong when the other guy does it.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger That's the way the parties play the game now. It's not enough to run your campaign and point out the other guy's failings. You've got to plan for your candidate's campaign by _making_ the other guy fail. The parties win, but the American people lose, because each side is sabotaging any good work the other side may do. God forbid you leave the incumbent with the a successful policy he can point to during the coming campaign.
