Get ready for no changes

One of the candidates I voted for lost again. Oh well, I can't pick a winner every time. If I could, I’d go to Vegas more frequently. ;)

The thing I find so amusing is the way it's being touted as such a huge victory. Democrats are claiming that the country is fed up with the administration and the GOP. If that were the case, then why wasn’t the election a complete sweep, and why did they defeat a few Republican candidates by such small margins? No one is happy about Iraq, but Democrats are exaggerating the voters’ distaste for the GOP.

Allen was defeated – Webb didn’t win. Allen partially imploded with several snafus that could have been the only difference in the winner and loser. Webb was NOT the great alternative. If everyone was so sick of Allen, why wasn’t the margin 60-40, or greater? I would have been happy to vote for a Democrat, if they would have put someone up for election worth believing in. All I could see was another groomed politician. There are plenty of those already in Washington and exchanging one for another doesn’t change anything. Virginian’s were (once again) left with picking the lesser of two evils, and that is a matter of perspective for each individual voter to decide for themselves. If a truly good candidate were put forth, the voters would show their support regardless of party. Very few people care about party affiliation anymore. It’s more about character and integrity, but Capitol Hill hasn’t figured that out yet. They are too busy trying to stay in power to worry about what’s right and what’s good. That could explain why nothing gets done in Washington anymore. Nobody wants to take a stand, just go with what’s popular. Are we in High School here?

Democrats need to wake up and smell the coffee. They aren’t going to “win” the White House by running on a platform of “We aren’t Republicans, vote for us.” The American public is watching. The Democrats control the House and the Senate now. If they don’t make good on the claims that got them elected they may face angry voters as much as Republicans in 2008.

By the way, get off this “time table” BS and start coming up with real solution paths – there is no quick fix, so quit trying to sell it. I’m not buying a word of it. You better come up with a better lie if you want my vote in 2008.