Election 2006: Voting for "Whatever."

.......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....11.08.06.......

In the end, I dont know what we have. The Democrats did well in the election. As President Bush put it "we (the Republicans) got a thumpin." Candidates who had held office for a long time were not re-elected. And though this was not all Democrat voters casting these ballots, it really isnt anything new with the Democratic Party and an idea that have been putting in the forefront of their philosophy for a long time now: "we dont stand for anything...just against." Exit polling indicates that most people voted the way they did as a vote against the situation in Iraq and President Bush. So, who did they vote for? I dont think most of them really know. And they won't know til they find out what these newly elected officials will or will not do in the upcoming year. I think many will be surprised. And, if "corruption" was an issue, like the media suggests, then I think they may be surprised to find that corruption does not favor any one party. Supposedly the younger voters turned out stronger in this election. Is that sign of our future? "Let's not stand for anything...just against." I shudder to think where that will lead.