Folks,
I have been harping on this since November.
That election had NOTHING to do with ideology. The country is neither more conservative nor more liberal than it was. The vote that brought Dems in and the GOP out had nothing to do with abortion, taxes, immigration, health care, and It Had Almost Nothing To Do With Iraq.
It was simply and only corruption scandals. The GOP had a Perfect Storm of corruption scandals.
Evidence? Here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/election.exitpolls/index.html
So forget claims from the left that they have a mandate to do anything whatsoever. Frankly, the same is true of the right. There is no evidence of a changed electorate. The people just didn’t want politicians stealing.
And btw, it is THIS matter that is the basis for the US attorney firing scandal. The pros among the Dems know this had nothing to do with Iraq. They know that the biggest threat they face is hand picked US attorneys showering them with indictments next year. The people will tolerate anything but corruption. Corruption will get people to cross party lines.
“....nothing to do with abortion, taxes, immigration, health care....”
BINGO!! What makes the immigration issue a really hot-button is that the defiance of Capitol Hill for the will of the American people simply screams bribery and corruption....