Not exactly a revolution…

In 1994, the Republicans stormed to power, after having a massive disadvantage in Congress, culminating in their sweep of the House and the Senate. This was propelled by their leadership and it’s “Contract with America”. The contract outlined broad changes that Republicans had in store, and some other key plans.

Well, a good way to look at this past tuesday would be the Democrats “Awkward High-five with America”, where they saw themselves placed in control on Congress with the sole premise of “hey, we’re not the republicans!”. Needless to say, I’m not exactly sure how to feel about this.

Was I ready for a change? Sure, I felt the Republican leadership in Congress had lost it’s edge, and that the fiscal conservatism that was once a tenet of the party had been chucked with the ability to “earmark” at will. Now, they’ll truly need to find their voice again. In the meantime, the Democrats aren’t really in a position to do anything of any substantial merit, but it will force them to finally throw some of their own ideas up and see what sticks. It’s gonna be an interesting road to 2008.

That said, there were some very other interesting developments that past two days:

• Donald Rumsfeld resigned as the Secretary of Defense. The election had a lot to do with this, combined with a desire not to be in town once the Democrats start up the inevitable inquiry’s into the war. Don’t know a lot on his replacement, yet.
• The country will have it’s first female Speaker of the House. Woop-di-doo. Does this really excite anyone else? Aren’t we still celebrating landmarks of “women’s equality”. I think it shows much more of an advancement in equality if we just don’t make a big deal about it.
• Probably the biggest news of the day after the election: BRITTNEY AND KEVIN ARE GETTING A DIVORCE. Everyone else is enjoying their snipping on this subject, so I’ll recant from that option. In actuality, I’m just sad for her. I feel she’s gotten herself into a bubble with very little perspective, and that allowed her to get herself into a situation where she got married on a whim and then realized who she actually married, and it unfortunately came two kids later. She’s my age, and I kinda feel like I’ve grown up with Brittney. I remember being in high school when the gay black guy next to me in Health class showed me her CD and raved about how “fabulous” this new singer was, how great her video was, blah blah blah. Man, seems like ages ago.

That’s all for now. Patrick Evans will be in town tonight, and we’ll be livin on memory lane for a few hours, I’m sure. One love to you all, holla atcha boy.