What Now?

 In My Humble Opinion:

The democrats now have control of both houses of congress and we are faced with new leadership albeit from a group of people who are anything but new to politics. Will we then see renewed efforts to rebuild former little kingdoms as the deeply entrenched power brokers begin to exercise their newfound majority? Dare we forget that most of those in leadership positions hold very to extremely liberal viewpoints? Who were the real losers in this very telling midterm 2006 election?

Alright then, now what? What will the democrats do about Iraq? How will their decisions affect such issues as judicial activism? What kind of political atmosphere will values voters and christians find now that we have been rescued from the republicans? Are impeachment proceedings looming in the very near future? What will those pillars of centrist philosophies like Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton, and so on do for us now that they have complete mandates to govern?

It certainly came as no surprise that voter turnout was key to shifting power and that for reasons of protest, many badly needed republican voters simply opted to sit this one out. Now we must turn our attention to the next two years and what will be in store as the next 
round of elections comes our way in 2008. The dems have complete control and more control than even they dared to believe possible, so what will they do with it? What shining examples of their supreme wisdom and irrefutable leadership will we be privy too over the next two years? I for one will be amazed if we see little more than total gridlock and partisan bickering.

Power Shift

In my humble opinion:

The protest vote was duly noted by the many republican incumbents who were voted out of office en masse. Dissatisfaction with the war effort in Iraq seemed to resonate at one of the primary topics amongst those participating in the 2006 midterm election process. Turnout was another key factor which certainly seemed to favor the democrats with regard to turnout.

Unfortunately voter apathy and dissatisfaction with current political trends played heavily in mandating a power shift in what may prove to be both houses of congress. Two senate seats still have to be decided before the issue of who controls the senate will be clearly known. Control of the senate may remain unclear until as late as sometime in December.

What will this massive transference of power actually mean with regard to the direction that will be taken by the newly elected majority? We need to remember that the leadership is still primarily made up of "insiders" who have been part of the political landscape for many years. Hopefully we will see a great deal of gridlock with little in the way of policy actually being passed and ratified.

With regard to those of us who are Christian and have deeply held beliefs and a biblical worldview as opposed to a secular worldview, we should take the results of the current election as a wake up call to energize our base and become actively involved in the direction that our elected representatives choose. There is no room for complacency or apathy and we must be involved in every possible way in insuring that our interests are well represented.