One more day to go. And from all the news shows I've seen this should be a Republican landslide, certainly in the House if not the Senate too. But, the problem with predictions is, that they're predictions. So, I prefer to wait and see what actually happens before calling the election over and done.
What's more, I don't think this particular election is an endorsement of the Republican party and all the things they stand for. It's much more a repudiation of what's been done by Congress in general that's being illustrated. The Dem's that lose are certainly unpopular and thus being voted out, but there's no overwhelming demand for what the incoming Republicans offer. It's just that they're not incumbents. Consequently, they're going to be on a very short fuse once elected.
When all is said and done about the coming vote, I still have to wonder about what some of the folks in politics really think. Because this morning I saw a Democrat pundit interviewed, and when pressed as to what he thought was the reason for the pending overhaul in Congress he evaded the question. Instead he replied that the major problem in the U.S. is the economy and that President Bush ran up a billion dollars in debt to support the war in Iraq. And that's why the economy's in trouble.
So, let's suppose that that's true for a moment. A billion dollars was added to the national debt. But where did the other thirteen point nine trillion dollars we owe come from? Because every cent of that was borrowed on our current president's watch. And that brings me back to a theme that's been running through my writings for the last few months. The vast majority of politicians and the flaks that yammer for them, say absolutely nothing about how to fix the problems we're in, they just tell you about how bad their opponent is.
Yet, there may be a glimmer of hope here. House minority leader John Boehner keeps hammering away with his promise that spending will be cut and taxes lowered should Republicans prevail. And yes, we've all heard that before. But this time around I get the sense that he really understands what needs to be done and will actually try to accomplish something. Unravelling the health care fiasco is also on his list.
But the real reason I think a real attempt will be made to get something done now is pretty simple. I suspect that even politicians can figure out that the voting public has had it with them, and an approval rating of 20% for Congresspeople is a new low of lows, even for them. So, if that kind of handwriting's on the wall, it doesn't matter who's in office. Because the new electees will either shape up or be shipped out. And that means that for the foreseeable future, as far as Washington goes, what the people want is really going to count.
That's it for today folks
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