Same Old Same Old

So much for the "new and improved" Democrats. Speaker-to-be Pelosi's recent debacle over her support for the looney leftie Murtha and the ringing rejection by her fellow Democrats doesn't bode well for their prospects. Everyone knew Murtha was a no-go but Pelosi stuck with him because he shares her cut-and-run strategy for Iraq. Guess we will have these in-house battles for the next two years. It would be great fun if it were not for the sad truth that these clowns will make policy.

The Future

Since the Democrats now control both houses, all talk of cooperation is, of course, moot. Nothing substantial will happen over the next two years unless President Bush caves in or the remaining Republicans cede all power to the Left. We will see. I have little hope for Iraq as it looks like Vietnam all over again. The U.S. was winning that war but Walter Cronkite managed to convince the American people it was a bad thing and so Nixon caved. It will likely happen here as well. The left never gets it, preferring to wallow in fantasy that those who live in the middle ages (terrorists) or those who are deluded (Iran, North Korea) are willing and viable partners for negotiations. I suspect we must prepare ourselves for the coming disasters.

2006 Election

While the Senate remains in doubt, the decisive Democrat victory to gain control of the House bodes ominously for the coming years. Democrats, of course, never met a tax they didn't like so whatever savings have been made in the past decade are about to disappear. The economy is presently zipping along, lowest unemployment in modern history, record Dow averages, but all likely to go the way of individual freedoms as we are sure to see loads of legislation designed to "soak the rich" as the Left is fond of saying, but in reality means everyone. Additionally, government programs, bloated as usual will reappear to satisfy the Democrat base, the lazy who see government as the answer to everything and personal responsibility a curse. We'll see how they manage to placate North Korea and Iran, since in the past they have shown no willingness to confront evil. As for terrorism in general, the Left has always viewed it as a law enforcement problem, hence, their greatest concern is to ensure people who cut off heads in the name of god have their rights certified in a court of criminal law. Yes, it looks ominous.