Election day
November 3rd 2008 22:12
Tomorrow is election day. If you believe most of the media, it's pretty much a done deal -- Obama will win. I'm not as certain as the media that it's over, but I do think Obama will win. John McCain has just had too big of a hill to climb this year. We should know tomorrow, though -- assuming, of course, that the lawyers for either side don't start playing their election games.
With that being said, my biggest concern right now is the Senate. The Democrats currently have 51 votes in the Senate. If they can get to 60, this country is in big trouble. That would provide a filibuster-proof majority and the Democrats would be able to push through whatever their hearts desire. That could include odious and irresponsible spending programs, ultra-liberal judges, and rule-changing bills to irreversibly cement the actions that they put in place. It's scary. I'm no fan of gridlock, but I'm also no fan of unimpeded, one-party rule. About half the country (or more) is conservative. For the Democrats to usher in a new era of ultra-liberal policies would be unconscionable. Note that the Democrats wouldn't even have to get to 60 to implement some unsavory policies. That's because they can always count on a few of the "moderate" Republicans to side with them. Similarly, though, they can't always count on their own members to toe the party line. Quite a few of the Democrats are from conservative states and those Senators would be ill-advised to march blindly to the beat of Harry Reid's drum.
So we'll see what happens tomorrow. Like many conservatives, I'm no fan of the GOP right now. They've failed miserably over the last few years. However, the Democrats do not deserve to be given the unmitigated mandate they may receive. My hope is that the GOP will clearly get the message tomorrow that they need to start over and rebuild the party. However, I hope that message doesn't also provide the Democrats with the ability to turn this country into a quasi-socialist, hyper-liberal state. That's not what the people of the US want.
With that being said, my biggest concern right now is the Senate. The Democrats currently have 51 votes in the Senate. If they can get to 60, this country is in big trouble. That would provide a filibuster-proof majority and the Democrats would be able to push through whatever their hearts desire. That could include odious and irresponsible spending programs, ultra-liberal judges, and rule-changing bills to irreversibly cement the actions that they put in place. It's scary. I'm no fan of gridlock, but I'm also no fan of unimpeded, one-party rule. About half the country (or more) is conservative. For the Democrats to usher in a new era of ultra-liberal policies would be unconscionable. Note that the Democrats wouldn't even have to get to 60 to implement some unsavory policies. That's because they can always count on a few of the "moderate" Republicans to side with them. Similarly, though, they can't always count on their own members to toe the party line. Quite a few of the Democrats are from conservative states and those Senators would be ill-advised to march blindly to the beat of Harry Reid's drum.
So we'll see what happens tomorrow. Like many conservatives, I'm no fan of the GOP right now. They've failed miserably over the last few years. However, the Democrats do not deserve to be given the unmitigated mandate they may receive. My hope is that the GOP will clearly get the message tomorrow that they need to start over and rebuild the party. However, I hope that message doesn't also provide the Democrats with the ability to turn this country into a quasi-socialist, hyper-liberal state. That's not what the people of the US want.
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If B.O. wins we conservatives can expect an avalanche of ugliness and bragging from the left. It still won't make them right.
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