Thank God Its Over

All the attack ads.

So, what's next?

Business as usual.

For all of those who felt that a change in direction might lead to withdrawal in Iraq; hold onto your pantyhose.

It is not for nothing that the Army has been less than friendly to this administration. The call for more troops on the ground to finish the job in Iraq has rung from the halls of congress. These calls did not come from Republican's rather from the Democrats who have always been big believers in the dreaded "draft".

The Army has traditionally voted along party lines, (unlike other service branches), Donald Rumsfield was and will remain despised, simply because he was a civilian.

The extreme Democrats (and by extreme, those with vales that do not represent the majority of American's views), are true Socialists.

Socialists love their military - expanded. Socialists also tend to approve of surveillance and wiretapping to keep the opposition at bay. They also abhor free speech as well as dissent. (Keep in mind referring to the Eastern Block countries)

Those who were happy with their tax base, (no-one is every happy with a tax, but as a whole we do enjoy fairly decent services and someone has to pay), will now be able to enjoy greater payroll deductions on both the state and federal level. Will that happen today? Hardly.

Wall Street may react, or may not, depending on the outcome of the Senate (at this point in time, there is almost the perfect split, which would be 49, 49 and 2 independents.

In other words, they have to behave themselves on a national level for at least two years. If they can continue a moderate tone, they will, theoretically be able to pick up additional seats in the next election as well as white house.

Is this a bad thing for Americans? Not necessarily. Every so often the country needs a change in direction, a breath of fresh air. When the grass is greener on the other side, however, the consequences may not be what one had hoped.

When groups from Palestine, Hezbollah, Tehran, etc., are hoping for a Democrats sweep, the country should take notice, Right?

Not necessarily; these groups may not understand the history of both political parties, and therefore, assume that what they have read in the New York Times, must be true. Nancy Palosi, like or dislike, is a woman. That said, women have a tendency to be a tad more realistic on ways in which to fight a battle and win, by any means.

Therefore, as we may pay more for additional give-away programs, specifically in the State of Massachusetts, we may actually experience a more aggressive stance on national security issues.

Republicans will still operate and press for traditional values, (which will be thrwarted at every turn), however, conservatives, which include members of both parties and independents, may find that nothing has changed.

and that nothing will be accomplished.

Within months the next round of senate campaigns will begin as well as the race for the most highly coveted office in the country.

Strange bedfellows, Springfield, MA “Republican” endorses Republican Gubernatorial candidate?

Many progressives in Western Massachusetts are threatening to cancel their subscriptions to the Springfield Republican. What has this agenda driven media done? Their editorial board announced this week that they were endorsing the Republican candidate for Governor, Kerry Healy, not the progressive candidate, Deval Patrick.

This endorsement comes at a time, when Healey is down in the Massachusetts polls by 15-19%. One has to wonder, is the newspaper pandering to those alienated subscribers (area conservatives) that have cancelled their subscriptions in droves? (Yes, there are conservatives in Western Massachusetts.) Highly unlikely. The polls conducted to date are based upon a 500 person sample, in a small section of the state where one would be hard pressed to find an Independent or Republican. Kerry Healy leads Patrick in campaign contributions from individuals within the state, while Patrick is relying on big chucks of change coming in from any state but the Bay state. ( See Boston Globe contributions made to candidates by county, city, individual and amount)

It is not unusual, in this day and age, for polls to be dead wrong. Relying on one source such as a poll to make a prediction is just - wrong. A strong indicator of voter preference might be found in a sample of - individual contributions.

Which may be why the mainstream networks are not going to give their viewers exit polls this coming Tuesday, and are taking more care than usual? Washington Post

With conservatives sending Thank You cards to Senator John Kerry (D-MA) the GOP may have reason to believe this election will be no different in scope than the past two (perhaps not with pickups, but the power will remain in the hands of the GOP).

Does anyone really have a clue? No. The DNC has already hired their cadre of attorney’s on the off-chance that they lose, once again. This will do the country the usual service of having to wait weeks for final results.

Whatever happened to the gracious loser? Certainly not in the DNC camp. Which may be one of that parties biggest problems.

The Extreme Right, The Extreme Left and the Extreme Idiots

I've left off commenting on this article or that due to the deluge of possible topics leaving me somewhat confused. That said, one must wonder why North Korea pounds away at its nuclear program every time Iran is faced with an inspection and or sanction. Allies help each other out as much as possible and as eyes are turned towards Asia, the Middle East is given a pass (so to speak).

Meanwhile, the press is hot and heavy into election year trauma and drama. Luckily in Massachusetts there is an eccentric Independent running against the two-party machine. Christy Mihos, love him or other, is producing some of the most amusing political ads. The rest of the negative and negative advertising is beginning to wear thin.

The local newspaper, the Springfield republican, is calling the race for Deval Patrick two weeks prior to anyone casting a ballot. Frankly, polls being as unreliable as they are, it is far too early - the fat lady hasn't sung yet.
Kerry Healey, the Republican candidate is not overly appealing; Deval Patrick, the Democrat, is just as lackluster and both come with enough luggage to take a long vacation. Enter Mihos, who, although a bit of a loon, is a breath of fresh air in this otherwise noxious arena. With a majority of voters in Massachusetts registered as Democrats and Republicans just about outnumbering Independents or Unenrolled voters; it is far to early to call. In the last presidential election, the numbers indicated that many Democrats voted, gasp, Republican in the state; therefore giving them a more independent status. As Republicans have been known to support independent candidates (see Connecticut and Joe Liebermans support), then Mr. Mihos, it stands to reason, may make a huge difference either way; the logic that a third party, semi-conservative will take votes from only Republican's is ludicrous.
Predicting the outcome of the Massachusetts governors race at this point in time, is useless.

Speaking of useless, the personal attacks on candidates that are running rampant on air in every single race across the country has hit a new low. The most recent regarding Hillary Clinton, is...sexist. Why is it that when a woman is in the political arena (and Ms. Clinton is not alone in being maligned), the opponents invariably point out bad makeup, bad hair, bad choice of clothing, etc., Meow!
Is it that there is nothing else about the candidate that cannot be said, say, a negative comment regarding policy? Decidedly yes. How sad it is that women have come so far only to take 10 steps backward, and are doing it to themselves.

That is the October surprise. The increasing new lows on the political landscape.