On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:48:42 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 11/8/2006 12:03 AM, NOYB wrote:

Quack.
Most of the Democrats who won the House races all ran to the right.
Pro-God, pro-life, pro-gun.

Yesterday's results means the end of right-wing conservative
evangelicalism as a significant force in Congress. "Pro-God" will become
a private issue, as it should be. There will be no successful
legislative efforts to restrict abortion or keep Terry Schiavo alive.
Guns were only an issue in this past issue to right-wing nutcases; the
Dems are not after you guns.






A split Congress means less spending. I see the deficit falling even
faster than Bush predicted.
This hopefully will show both parties that if they want to win, they
better move towards the center.

Which is where they should be.





The Republican party has slowly been drifting towards the center over the
past 6 years as evidenced by the changes in leadership (Lott to Frist, and
Delay to Hastert).


Lott lost his leadership position because of his stupid remarks
recalling the "good old days" of Jim Crow. DeLay lost his because he is
a slimeball. The GOP is as right-wing extreme as ever. It just has fewer
members in the House.



The Republicans need to go through a 'punishment' phase, which is what
they'll do for the next two years. As long as the administration is
Republican, the Dems can't go too overboard. After a couple years of
'punishment', the Republicans will, hopefully, get their act together and
resume control.