More Politics

So President Bush also is stating that the overall "thumping" that the Republicans took was a result of discontent with Iraq. I still maintain that it is a result of discontent with the President, including Iraq, lack of fiscal discipline, and that no significant changes have been enacted during his term-and-a-half.

Apparently conservatives as a whole have moved away from the Republican Party in this election, including so-called "Christian Conservatives":

Exit polls suggest that Democrats made significant gains among several religious demographic groups, including both Catholics and evangelical Protestants. While the party's 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry won barely 20% of white evangelicals, for example, almost 30% voted Democratic this year. Democrats won the backing of 55% of Catholics this year, compared with 47% in 2004.

That is from the Wall Street Journal Online today at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116303697315518036.html

Another good WSJ article on politics today is http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116304212211318140.html "Outcome Shakes Up '08 Calculus For McCain, Clinton and Others"

2008 is still a long way off, and I think the biggest mistake the Democrats could make along the road to '08 is to continue their partisan ways in Congress and nominate lots of far-left-wingers to run in the Democratic primary.