Ring the fire bell, granny! Someone put the brakes on the fascists!
And for once it wasn’t just one lone, bold voice on the Senate floor or something equally noble yet saddening. Nope, it was a majority of the American people that turned out to the polls yesterday who said “Hey, let’s slow down and have a little oversight, here. Heck, maybe even some change and accountability.”
Of course, there’s nothing stopping the shrub from delcaring all the new congressional democrats “unlawful enemy combatants” and shipping them off to black sites in the former soviet republics (or maybe just asking Dick take them all hunting), but today must be about optimisim. Tomorrow we can worry about the road ahead, and all the work that must be done do undo the damage wrought upon the Republic by the bad guys. Tomorrow you can worry about all the negatives you want. But today, this one bright day, let’s just be happy that people spoke out against this corrupt regime using the peaceful voice of (mostly functional) elections. Because surely that’s part of what makes America great. And today we can be proud to be Americans.
Lono | 09-Nov-06 at 1:08 pm | Permalink
w000000000000000t!!!!
USA! USA! USA!
It sure FEELS like a victory - but is it?
I have to say I pretty much totally agree with this commentary on the election:
The real election winners and losers
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/091106screams.htm
and also this commentary rings true as well:
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss
http://infowars.com/articles/us/pelosi_meet_new_boss_same_as_old_boss.htm
However I am most pleased that at least this country should be headed back to some level of sanity - at least for a couple of years.
In the long term - we really do need to pursue real Revolutionary change imho…
Troll | 09-Nov-06 at 1:52 pm | Permalink
Wow! - No thanks to your damn state! What the heck is wrong with you Texans!??
(and don’t gimme that Kinky split the vote execuse - you re-elected Kay Frikkin’ Hutchison - as a senator - an F’ing SENATOR!!!)
I weep for the children…
yongi | 09-Nov-06 at 2:04 pm | Permalink
Yes, Lono. Those links all have good points. And you’ll note that I didn’t say “everything will be roses from now on.” Nope. I just said that the people of America put the brakes on. It should be a little easier to stop bad things now. Now there’s a chance to keep things from getting worse. But we have to keep working and fighting to make this country good. Tuesday’s results don’t let any of us off the hook.
Meanwhile, I’m not sure what Troll’s goal is, coming here and attacking one of the (sadly) few non-Kay voting folks in Texas. But hey, I suppose someone choosing to go by “Troll” tells us all we need to know.