There was clearly a message from the voters that said, "If you're in political office, it ought to be about public service.''
Ken Mehlman, RNC Chair.
[Ken was silent on why a national political party, one which calls itself the party of values, would need such a message from voters in order to understand the point]
Congratulations to America and the Democrats for the House and likely Senate victories. There is some reason to hope that this can stop the slide into a 19th century dictatorship. But I hope that the Democrats understand they've won an opportunity, a battle if you will, not the war.
While the Democrats had a good night, ballot propositions to raise state minimum wages had a better one: 6 for 6 approved by the voters.
Or, let's put it another way: What about today's news just fails to add up?........
I won't be posting anything tomorrow--I'll be chauffering voters who need a ride to the polls from 9 am to 7 pm. If you haven't already, give your party headquarters a call tonight or tomorrow morning and offer your time doing whatever needs to be done.
The Republican conga line to the courtroom recently gained one more dancer: recently resigned Palm Beach County Commissioner Tony Masilotti.
Ah, such fickle (and feckless) sorts, these D.C. Republicans. Remember how they--especially the White House--really didn't know Jack Abramoff----until the White House visitor logs and loads of pictures of Big Jack at the White House hit the news? Well, they're at it again, with Ted Haggard.
Okay, I'm sick to death of the election. I'm sick to death of politics in general, where all statements have ulterior motives for engines, and the only truth is that everyone's lying to some degree. So lets get right to the nuts & bolts.
All excited about the drop in the unemployment rate? Thrilled that it's the "Lowest in 5 Years" reported in conjunction with the fact that "employers added 92,000 new jobs" in October??????