A few election night thoughts
Dems take the House. This makes me happy.
Dems pick up some seats in the Senate, could still gain the majority. This also makes me happy.
These things make me happy primarily because now Bush no longer has an automatic rubber stamp in Congress.
It looks like Jim Webb has defeated George Allen in Virginia. This makes me happy because Allen is a pompous putz, and if this defeat remains after the inevitable recount and litigation, it should sink Allen's Presidential bid for 2008.
Joe Lieberman won in Connecticut. This does not really surprise me. Lieberman's victory has an important lesson for the Democratic party, and it's one the party had better learn when the primaries come around in 2008. Lamont was able to win the Democratic primary by being in many ways far left wing, and yet he could not win the general election. What this means, Democrats, is that if the far left part of the party gets its way in 2008, the election will likely be lost.
The sad part of the night for me was the fact that my man Kinky Friedman finished last in the race for Texas governor. In the end, I think it was the fact that some of Kinky's positions--like favoring casino gambling and not wanting to ban gay marriage--scared people. The fact that Kinky stated these positions from the start and never wavered despite knowing that it could cost him votes is the main reason I campaigned and voted for him. And I am damn proud to have done both.
Dems pick up some seats in the Senate, could still gain the majority. This also makes me happy.
These things make me happy primarily because now Bush no longer has an automatic rubber stamp in Congress.
It looks like Jim Webb has defeated George Allen in Virginia. This makes me happy because Allen is a pompous putz, and if this defeat remains after the inevitable recount and litigation, it should sink Allen's Presidential bid for 2008.
Joe Lieberman won in Connecticut. This does not really surprise me. Lieberman's victory has an important lesson for the Democratic party, and it's one the party had better learn when the primaries come around in 2008. Lamont was able to win the Democratic primary by being in many ways far left wing, and yet he could not win the general election. What this means, Democrats, is that if the far left part of the party gets its way in 2008, the election will likely be lost.
The sad part of the night for me was the fact that my man Kinky Friedman finished last in the race for Texas governor. In the end, I think it was the fact that some of Kinky's positions--like favoring casino gambling and not wanting to ban gay marriage--scared people. The fact that Kinky stated these positions from the start and never wavered despite knowing that it could cost him votes is the main reason I campaigned and voted for him. And I am damn proud to have done both.
posted by WCharles @ 11/08/2006 12:36:00 AM
1 Comments:
On another election note, what is Spitzer going to do now that Hevesi won re-election?
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