Surprise! The Sun Came Up Today

I feel great today despite the loss of the House and (presumably) the Senate. I think American voters spoke out against corruption in the Republican party and the War in Iraq, both of which needed addressing. Many bloggers have been posting that conservatism won last night, even though Republicans did not. Numerous moderate to conservative Democrats were elected, eminent domain was resisted or restricted in multiple states, gay marriage was defeated in four states, including Wisconsin, so I'm not fearing some drastic ideological shift in this country.

The fact is that most Americans are not liberals and are not going to become liberals anytime soon. If the San Francisco values crowd think so, then they're in for a rude awakening in 2008. In fact, I can't wait for Nancy Pelosi to attempt to push her agenda as Speaker; she will expose her wing of the Democratic party for what it is: anti-Bush (which I'm predicting will consume them), tax hungry, cut-and-run, anti-big business, and pro-big government.

This is a real opportunity for Americans to see the Harpy party in power. An opportunity to see if Dems can do something other than whine and complain. I'm guessing they can't. And that won't bode well in 2008. It's also an opportunity for Republicans to come back to the values they left over the past six years. Here's hoping that they will.