It was about Iraq, but much more about . . .
Our
Current
President
We will all read and listen to the news, so I will skip the information part and just focus on a quick analysis and opinion post. Besides, the news has yet to completely penetrate my brain and I am sleep deprived.
The answers to what the election means for me in this quick take are mixed - a bit of "on the one hand/on the other hand:"
- Exhilaration that the overall margin of the Democrats' victory was so decisive; and disbelief that it could happen with such force in the current conservative U.S. climate.
- Clarity that a majority of voters repudiated the Republican party, their policies and their leader - OCP; and confusion about what will happen if a recount is demanded in Virginia.
- Relief that our system of government is able to be very resilient and self-correcting; along with trepidation about what Iraq might be able to do to actually help save its future.
- Satisfaction that the worst of the Republicans are no longer in a position to harm the public; and sadness that Harold Ford was unable to win the Tennessee Senate contest.
- Confidence that Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi will do well; and assurance OCP will continue to do poorly at his job and his favorable poll ratings will reflect it for two years.
- Pleasure that Christopher Shays and other Republican favorites were able to come through the Democrats' so-called "tsunami;" and chagrin that Texas stayed so Red.
The truth is this a very important development for the future of our nation . It is just that simple. We no longer need to worry that the constitution is in as much danger as it was just 24 hours ago. The American people sat up, took notice of OCP, and went to the polls to change direction. Fortunately it is always about the people, not one man who defines himself as the "Unitary President."
It would be the best of both worlds is Iraqis could see that this is how democracy works: If the people disapprove the next election offers the solution, a peaceful solution rather a militia solution. Only time will tell.
It is an irony of immense proportions - This U.S. election was about Iraq and her people. And now the Iraqi people may not have accumulated enough institutional memory to replicate the U.S. model with their own peaceful democratic solutions. And the U.S. military would never have been able to do it for them. To assume so was an amazing neocon delusion.
3 comments:
I am also sleep deprived so am too foggy to blog about the Repug defeat. And Rumsfeld is out, too! We're not dreaming, are we?
I enjoyed reading your analysis.
My thoughts are running along the same line. I also think that it will take a trememdous amount of work to undo all of the damage that has been done by the Neoconservatives. We need to start now.
This is the best opinion I read today.
My mouth dropped when I saw the breaking news regarding Rummy's resignation or whatever he wants to call it. I think we're dreaming.
KWW, Thanks. It will indeed take much effort to reverse the damage done to the body politic by the neocons who first dominated the current administration. What first? I'll have to think about that. Any ideas?
Fayrouz, thanks for the kind words. The situation does have a dream-like quality. I remind myself that adjusting to any change, even positive, is stressful. The passage of time will help all of us.
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