2006 Election Results

Scott Horowitz | November 25, 2006
I looked in here, and realized we haven't had a heated political conversation in a while. Just wanted everyone's opinions on the election results. Personally, I'm very happy. It shows that people are not happy with how this country has been run and we're working on a change.

Kris Weberg | November 25, 2006
I'm happy to the extent that it shows that Americans (rightfully) distrust an unfettered executive. That said, I'm too disillusioned with both parties anymore to shout "Rah! Rah!" for the Democrats, and the odious Joe Lieberman's triumph seems to be a victory for a certain mushy middle. At least we've got an honest-to-goodness socialist in the Senate now.

Tony Peters | November 25, 2006
Actually as a semi CT resident (Ok so I only work there) I find Joe's win fitting. Lamont, MoveOn.ORG, and the democratic party in general left a very bad taste in most people's mouth. As for the changing of the guard in the congress...well the republicans deserved it....they haven't done a F$%^#@& thing in 3 years.

As for the whole Iraq issue I'm torn, On the one hand I beleive that pulling out anytime soon is only going to make matters worse...however the planning of this whole war has been pathetic. The Army and Marines have most of their personel going back for their 3rd tour and the Navy and Air Force are being tasked to put sailors and airmen into harms way on the ground to support the over taxxed ground forces. My command of 42 people has lost 2 personel to Individual Augmentation in support of this program. The end as the president sees it is a decade away minimum and I for one want no part of the sandbox fiasco. This is truely a situation where my intellectual beliefs clash with my personel beliefs...On an odd side note my Navy career started shortly after Bush 41 took office and I will retire shortly after Bush 43 leaves office

Scott Hardie | December 3, 2006
You know me, I'm pleased as punch about Rick Santorum's deserved ousting in Pennsylvania. I'm not so happy about Charlie Crist becoming the next governor of Florida, but it was inevitable, and at least he said he'd have stayed out of the Terri Schiavo mess, which more than anything turned me against Jeb.

I read that this is the pattern with midterm elections: When people get unhappy, they still want the party in charge to stay the party in charge, they just want to feel like they've voted out the crooks for a change before they go right back voting the way they did. It seems to me that the executive branch of government is by far the one people have the most trouble with, so turning in 2008 makes more sense than in 2006, but I'll take any blue rally I can get.