Well, I've surfaced after all the election flurry and
aftermath analysis, and all I can say is two things:
-This election was not a vote for the Democrats. It was a vote
against the Republicans, and the war.
Let me point out as Sean Hannity brought out yesterday:
FDR lost 71 in the House, 6 in the Senate
Eisenhower lost 47 in the House, 13 in the Senate
Johnson lost 47 in the House, 3 in the Senate
Nixon lost 43 in the House, 3 in the Senate
All in their 6th year as President in war time.
-This election was not about rejecting the 'far right
religious' wing of the Republican Party, that's always blamed
for election losses. Not even an issue on the radar screen. As
a matter of fact we saw more Democrats talk about their faith
than Republicans this time around. It was about rejecting
Republicans who failed to secure the borders, a huge issue
with the majority of Americans, for out of control spending.
Even Brent Bozell of the
So now...with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House and Harry
Reid in charge of the Senate both talking about ‘working
together in a bi-partisan way’...we'll just have to wait and
see what happens. I’m not holding my breath.
So much is being written and said about the results I'll leave
it here. But in the days and weeks and months to come there
will be plenty to talk about...especially how much the two
parties will really work together on the war, on immigration
et al.
THE BRIGHT SPOT: While very little went the conservative way
here in California, especially Prop 85 and 90, gay marriage
bans and eminent domain props passed all over the country.
Now, will the Republicans wake up to realize who their base
really is?
Will the sleeping giant of traditional, pro-family Americans
wake up and be ready for the battle of 2008 for the White
House? I'm going on record as saying that I believe it will be
one of the biggest battles of our time.
We gave our post-election analysis on Wednesday's show, as
well as discussed the death sentence of Saddam Hussein.
Hear
the show (See
11/8/06)
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