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November 08, 2006
Free at last.
After half a decade of unfettered control of the executive and legislative branches, America has finally understood what Republican rule means. We were not happy about it. Last night we had the opportunity as citizens to raise our voices. America decided that anyone would be better than the Republicans...
And so we did. Last night we elected a fairly conservative crowd for our nation’s liberal party. The election was not a revolutionary one with bold new ideas, but rather a technocratic one; Democrats promised to do better. The Democrats will apply their—our—philosophy of respecting human beings to the problems that confront us today...
If victory is possible in Iraq, we will pursue it. If it is impossible, we will get out. We will not cut services, and so will have to raise taxes to pay for them. These are not popular ideas, but they are necessary ones...
In exchange, Americans at the lowest income brackets will see a bump in their paycheck. This will allow them to actually buy stuff—this ought to be good for the economy. Also we Democrats will try to create a universal healthcare system. Every other country on earth that has one has seen service levels go up and overall prices to plummet. So again: more goods for less cash. I suppose we’ll see these things can get past an obstructionist White House. These next pair of years ought to be interesting...
Posted by Andrew at November 8, 2006 10:01 AM