I wish I believed that whole we won't bug out of Iraq or raise taxes part.
The moonbats are going to SCREAM to get out of Iraq. As for the taxes, we have chance on that since they don't expire for a few more years.
During the Bush Presidency there won't be tax increases, because the Bush tax cuts are not due yet to sunset, and, since the President would successfully veto any new legislation raising taxes, the Dems won't try.
The People have spoken.
Hey we had two "good" elections in a row. This stuff goes in cycles. On the plus side, I think today's result increases the chance that we'll be able to hold om to the Whitehouse in '08.
They'll try to raise taxes and they have to do it soon. Anyone whose state has a newly elected Dem governor: It's the first thing they do, so that people will forget.
I think the dems wont pull out of Iraq in part because they know Bush would fight them tooth and nail, in public, full of righteous anger which is when he is at his best (IMHO) and in part because they know that when they are accused of preparing to surrender that the American people will see it that way too. So they will hold their noses and let it go on. But I predict that now that the dems control our destiny in Iraq (and make no mistake, they control the budget!) all the news from Iraq will be all about schools being built, puppies finding new homes etc.
As for taxes, they will raise them. Every....Single....Time. Local, state, national, makes no difference. In this case, our gutless Republican congress never made the effort to get the tax cuts made permanent so the dems can let them expire and hence raise taxes without having to go on record with a vote.