A New Day Dawns

The results of the Midterm Elections in the US show that the electorate is in a mood for a change in direction for the country. Now that the Democrats have captured both houses of Congress, the long stanglehold of the neoconservative GOP has finally been broken. Rick Santorum is gone, and the Dems have picked up a comfortable margin in the House and with yesterday's concession speech by George Allen (Senator Macaca), they now control the Senate as well.

George Bush, the unilateralist, now gets what he wanted - to stand alone. The irony here, and it shows to his lack of political acumen and competence is that, had he announced Rumsfeld's dumping BEFORE the election, the GOP might have kept control of the Senate.

The American People have had enough of George Bush's growing absolute power that the GOP had been giving him, they want a new idea on Iraq and I think the middle class in America wants a 'New Deal' on the tax cuts. Tax cuts that go to the middle class rather than to the likes of Donald Trump. The $300 tax payoff that he gave as a thank-you bribe in 2001 did far more for the economy than does Wealthfare.

The debate has been far to shrill and harsh and one-sided under GOP rule. Let's have an honest debate about the future direction of the country. I hope the new congress will restore the writ of habeas corpus, taken away recently under the guise of 'fighting terrorism' and that there will be a new debate on economic issues such as the abshing of the middle class.

One can only hope, ut hope springs eternal.