The Political Hangover

The morning after. The Democrats are celebrating, as they have taken over the U.S.House, and the Republicans are suffering the hangover that comes with a loss. Here in Florida there has been no real change. We hold on to the Governor's Mansion with Charlie Christ winning over U.S. Representative Jim Davis. A few of the races will get recounts. But here the status quo wins.

And even that was not a fait accompli. Considering how the Republican Party distanced itself from the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Bill Nelson, I have to wonder if Katherine Harris could have won. The Party tried to convince her to pull out of the race during the Republican Primary. The Party's choice? William "Bill" McBride. A complete unknown in the state of Florida. Indeed, the name Bill McBride was not associated with the Republicans but with the Democrats failed Governor's race of 2002. That Bill McBride was a Liberal creature of the Teachers' Unions and the left-wing of the Democrats. How wise is it to choose a candidate whose name is the same as a failed candidate from the opposition party?

Yet, that's exactly what the Republican Party of Florida did. Why? Because they decided that Katherine Harris was "damaged goods", one who could not win a statewide election because of the 2000 election recount horror. Her crime then? To follow the Constitution of the state of Florida. The state Republican Party turned its collective back on Harris because the media played her up as dishonest, as a political hack, as "unelectable".

In short, the Republican Party here in Florida cut its own throat.

How did the Republicans fare in the rest of the U.S? Not well. Better than the MSM expected, but that means nothing when you consider what the Libs will do with Nancy Pelosi now taking over the office of Speaker of the House. House committees will be taken over by partisan Democrats so Liberal, so Leftist, that they could never win an election on the national stage. If you thought we had gridlock before, my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet! The MSM will play this up as a huge win for the Democrats. Don't believe it. What happened yesterday was nothing historical. It was the norm for the mid-term elections during a two-term Presidency.

Now we take a collective gulp of air as we begin to swing into the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign. Will the American Electorate come to its senses? Or will they stick their heads in the sand, again, and ignore the real dangers that exist out there? I hope they wake up and smell the coffee. Appeasement is no longer a choice we can make on the world stage. Democrats think it is. Will they wake up? We'll have to wait and see. But something tells me they will fall farther and farther under the thrall of the extreme Left. The huge amounts of money flowing into their coffers from the rich Socialists like George Soros and Ted Turner will grow. And the quid pro quo will hurt America.

Does America survive this slide into "navel-gazing" and ennui? I don't know. But I won't give up. I refuse to dive into the shallow end of "single-issue" politics as so many seem content to do. Do I support John McCain as a Presidential candidate for the Republican Party? Nope. But guess what? If he runs, and wins the primaries, I will support him to the hilt. Because he won't be Hillary, or Al, or John sKerry. I have problems with the stated positions of many Republican hopefuls. But I will not sit out the next elections because of some single issue with which I have problems. That way lies suicide.

So, all of you disgusted Conservatives who are moaning with the pain of this morning's election hangover, it's time to "Cowboy up"! Pop a few aspirin, clean yourselves up, and get back to work!

This is the United States of America. Get busy!