In the Aftermath

Joy runs through the streets like children on a new playground. It's hard to focus on the accomplishment of retaining the Statehouse in Madison and the gains in the state legislature, when we look at the national implications of the control of the House and Senate falling into the hands of the Democrats.

The expressions of relief and hope is well founded, but caution is also appropriate. We have no assurance that the Democrats have any better sense of solution to the number one problem, an end to the conflict in Iraq. Make no mistake, this election was a plebiscite on the war and the electorate voted for change, but we were not offered specific solutions. What we were promised is change in the approach to "winning" the war in Iraq by a Democratic Leadership that has not showed a particular ability for leadership.

We need to have some patience. This new leadership has to get their feet underneath them. They have the right to some honeymoon time, but they blew a lot of smoke about the need to change and one would hope they have a plan to back that up.