The Democratic tidal wave that many polls predicted hit Washington as Democrats moved to take control of the House. The casualties were still appearing Wednesday.
Key among them was Donald Rumsfled, who resigned as defense secretary. Bush’s decision to appoint Robert Gates, a former CIA director under Bush senior, is already being attacked by some bloggers on left for Gates’ alleged ties to the Iran-Contra affair.
Elsewhere, Time magazine says that former high school wrestling coach turned House Speaker, Dennis Hastert, will not seek re-election to the Republican leadership once the House sits again.
And while the race for control of Senate remained open, some on the right were calling for the GOP to begin courting Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, saying that even before Lieberman lost his bid to remain the Democratic senator for Connecticut he had more friends on the right then he had on the left.
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There is one casuality that has not fallen as of yet, Mr. Bu$h.
In fact, the Bu$h/Cheney/Rove machine has cranked up the rhetoric machine and is steaming off to more war, more disgrace, more industrial profits.
Have our readers seen the new Iraq US Embassy?
Had the invasion been about WMDs, Yellow Cake or Saddam, the troops would be home. This ‘war’ is obviously about Energy, Oil and Occupation,
- Posted by Ray JBrought about by some of the biggest, boldest lies ever told the citizens of the world.