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Nov. 8th, 2006 01:25 pmI keep hoping I'll wake up, and it will all be a bad dream, but no. Life is still here.
There were so many things I hoped we would accomplish. So many important things. The appointment of judges who would roll back judical activism. The balancing of the budget. Paying down the deficit. Creating privatized retirement accounts to shore up Social Security. Permanently cut taxes. Strengthen our military at home and overseas.
And that's all gone now. Because we couldn't seem to get beyond Iraq. Because the nation has no patience for nation building. Because too many legislators shot themselves in the foot. (I swear, they all acted like a bunch of keystone cops this year). Because instead of holding true to our principles, Congress gorged itself on spending, and lost touch with the base.
I'm not sure I understand the world's anger at Donald Rumsfeld, but I know one thing...he became an issue because of his unpopularity, and Bush should have fired him ages ago, simply for the good of the party.
*Sigh* And you know, this wouldn't bother me nearly so much if the landslide hadn't tossed the NH Senate and House over too. I just pray to God that they can't find a way to pass an income tax within two years, and we can take it back in 08.
McCain '08 = the Restoration Begins Now
(PS: Dear Liberal Friends, While you're busy tearing things down, do make sure you take apart NCLB and eliminate standardized testing for all time. Thanks.)
There were so many things I hoped we would accomplish. So many important things. The appointment of judges who would roll back judical activism. The balancing of the budget. Paying down the deficit. Creating privatized retirement accounts to shore up Social Security. Permanently cut taxes. Strengthen our military at home and overseas.
And that's all gone now. Because we couldn't seem to get beyond Iraq. Because the nation has no patience for nation building. Because too many legislators shot themselves in the foot. (I swear, they all acted like a bunch of keystone cops this year). Because instead of holding true to our principles, Congress gorged itself on spending, and lost touch with the base.
I'm not sure I understand the world's anger at Donald Rumsfeld, but I know one thing...he became an issue because of his unpopularity, and Bush should have fired him ages ago, simply for the good of the party.
*Sigh* And you know, this wouldn't bother me nearly so much if the landslide hadn't tossed the NH Senate and House over too. I just pray to God that they can't find a way to pass an income tax within two years, and we can take it back in 08.
McCain '08 = the Restoration Begins Now
(PS: Dear Liberal Friends, While you're busy tearing things down, do make sure you take apart NCLB and eliminate standardized testing for all time. Thanks.)
