jj: I was being somewhat sarcastic with my comment BUT I'm an Independent and wouldn't advocate most of what you listed in your post. Are you totally satisfied with the current Administration and their management of the economy and our foreign policy...? IMO, we need to get the big money out of the election process and allow some viable 3rd party candidates to have a chance -- unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon. In regards to Pelosi, she's only been in her new position less than 48 hours -- lets give her a chance and then we can come to an assessment of her capabilities...I tend to be more moderate than she is BUT who knows she might surprise us...;-)
Here's an article for you to chew on...
Three ideas that might have changed the election
washingtonmonthly.com
<<...In hindsight, it's hard to understand why the Democrats took the path they did, of running without new ideas (or, in the case of homeland security, allowing their ideas to be co-opted by the opposition). It was probably some combination of liberal blindness, centrist caution, and simple lack of imagination. Whatever the cause, the result is exactly what this magazine warned about on its October cover: Republicans now control all three branches of the federal government for the first time since 1929. If there is any consolation--and there is not much--it is this: Because of their defeat, Democrats now understand, in a way they didn't before, that as risky as it may be to adopt new ideas, it is riskier not to...>> |
