The Vote in November 2008 is the least of our worries

Right now, we are faced with an entirely new and dangerous situation which needs to be addressed a lot more seriously and with a lot more attention.

The Senate, first and foremost, is the weakest one we have had for many years. We have taken some steps toward improving it, but until a year ago, the pukes controlled it body and soul, and the right-wing agenda pervaded all decisions placed on the agenda. We didn't stand a chance when it came to passing measures, and this country continued its downward slide into the abyss.

But now things are far worse than ever before, including all those years under puke control. We are quite literally at the 50% mark, with no majority, with not even certainty that we can get a measure passed. We have a loose cannon in the guise of Joe Lieberman, who claims to be a Democrat and caucuses with them most often, but we can now see his true colors in the form of a confidence vote for as puke, John McCain.

We could call him Zell Miller, we could surely call him lots of other things which would call him out, but it will be no use--he stands where he wants to stand--just a new formed elephant standing in the pasture with the donkeys, who makes no pretense that he will step on them if they don't agree with him.

The situation in the Senate, and a similar situation in the House show that we are precariously trying to make some amends for the past 7 years, and are often not succeeding. We don't have a full majority when it comes to votes, and unless we can reverse both houses, we will continue to be dominated by thugs from the right wing.

Lieberman, especially, has become a huge problem. Has anyone from the state even considered a recall motion on him? He changed his party affiliation back to Democratic, so there must be some law that considers his election a fraud. I think that this is one of the most important issues we are truly facing--taking back our Congress and not letting the right-wing win on the strength of Lieberman's vote.

All Senators, all Representatives, all other positions of power which can be voted on need to be among our priorities if we are to truly bring back our country. Even with a Democrat in the white house, we haven't gained a whole lot if Congress still hangs on the tether of a single member. We must decisively take back both Houses in order to make any kind of headway.

Let's get the ball going on these other election issues and bring congress back to us. If we are unable to do this, we're still not getting much needed change, and a Democratic president is going to be useless under these circumstances.

houses of Congress next year to get anything substantial done. The situation in the Senate is very good for the Democrats; the repubs have to defend 21 seats but the Democrats only have to defend 11 seats, so that should favor the Democrats picking up several seats there. Several repub incumbents have already announced they won't even run for re-election next year. The situation in the House is more tenuous, it will be harder to pick up more than a handful of seats barring a landslide by the Democratic candidate at the head of the ticket. As far a Lieberman goes, I say as long as he caucuses with the Democrats let him be, since if he switched his registration to the repubs we wouldn't even have "control".

Does anyone know something to the contrary? :shrug: