This is a very good day to be an American

Nov 08, 2006 08:22

We've taken back the House, and we may yet get the Senate. The Democrats swept all the major NY races as well. I am so damned proud of my country and state right now ( Read more... )

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agent_of_pelor November 9 2006, 22:09:22 UTC
You know, there were some of the Democratic candidates that quite obviously WEREN'T the right choices... Hevesi comes to mind, and, while Hillary might have seemed like the lesser of two evils, Howie Hawkins was a viable third party candidate...

Democrat does not automatically mean right. Though I agree that it's fucking great that they took the House.

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suonymona November 11 2006, 17:18:00 UTC
Hevesi messed up; doesn't mean he wasn't preferable. And I LIKE Hilary, so I don't agree with you there.

I know individual Democrats =/= perfect. But having control of Congress is huge. If we want any chance of getting the right things through, it's necessary.

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