Yes, I am presently in India. More specifically, I am in a small cyber cafe in the touristy district of Calcutta/Kolkata. I've come for a few days to let my visa renew. It's a huge city, bursting with people. There is a lot of history here too. Lot's of old, colonial looking buildings. Lot's of streets named after Monarchs and other people I've read books about. I might go see the Mother Theresa house this afternoon, after I am done visiting the memorial that was built to Queen Victoria.
But this entry was supposed to be about politics, so here we go. The Democrats pulled it off. At this point they have won the house, and pending the results of one contest, have either won or split the Senate. A lot of people criticized Dean for using a 50 state campaign strategy. They said he should focus the money on winning a few key races. It seems that all the scandals that turned up late in the race caused the 50 state strategy to pay off. It was a landslide.
I am happy about the results of the election, but I am bracing for a painful couple of years to come. It seems to me that the Democrats are like a sports team that has managed to stumble their way into the play offs. Yes, they have made it this far, but the real work is still to come. Winning elections is one thing, but learning how to govern is quite another. I sincerely hope that Pelosi and co. have what it takes to compromise, negotiate, and come up with a plan to make something out of this victory they've won.
And I wonder who will run in '08...my prediction is that within the next month we will have announcements from Clinton, Edwards, Daschle, McCain, and maybe Rudy. Should be fun.
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I see you still like promoting Dean. *shakes head* Who didn't see the Dem's winning. This wasn't something unexpected. In fact, history showed that the Dems SHOULD have taken control. And no matter how much the repubs tried to make the election based on local canidates, they could not stop the election from being a referendum on Bush. Anyone associated with Repubs were bound to lose. I mean Vermont elected a self proclaimed socialist as their senator for pete sake!!! and whats his face from I don't know where...heh...who didn't vote for the war, still lost because he was a republican. I agree with your assessment about '08 though. The Dems have no plan yet, and if they don't get their act together they will be out before they do anything. Ok, i'm done. It's a bit long, but you know i'm deprived of my once a month political debate with you, so I had to vent. Stay safe.
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