Donald Rumsfeld

[King_Nothing]

I was just wondering what all the Americans on this site thought of the Mid-Term election?
I am glad to see that the Dems won majority, that Gov't is in desperate need of a new direction, and with Rumsfeld resigning, I think its a breath of fresh air. Any thoughts???

[Danallica]

The funniest part is that you Yanks are in a gridlock for two years, haha, thats great.

[King_Nothing]

The funniest part is that you Yanks are in a gridlock for two years, haha, thats great.

If the "you" part was directed at me, Im Canadian
Anyways, I'm pretty sure that good Ol GW will finish as a Lame Duck. In more ways than one.

[Bob Garage]

bush's government is falling apart.

the yanks are finally waking up to what Goergoe W is all about, 6 years after the rest of the world did

[Danallica]

The funniest part is that you Yanks are in a gridlock for two years, haha, thats great.

If the "you" part was directed at me, Im Canadian
Anyways, I'm pretty sure that good Ol GW will finish as a Lame Duck. In more ways than one.

Nah I just meant yanks in General, not you.

[Leighton]

What gridlock? If Bush wants his money for war, the Dems need only ammend stuff to it like stem-cell research grants to make him a liar of his own policies. If he vetoes, then guess what, he'll be turning his back on the troops. Look-out if they whack a gay marriage proposal onto one of them. Shit, they can even threaten him with impeachment or investigation if he doesn't allow the Democrats policies through.

The Dems totally have him at every corner. They're totally in control. They aren't calling Bush a lame duck prez for nothing.

That's the way politics works, Dan.

EDIT:

As for Rumsfeld, I really can't believe he hung around this long. His final speech was befitting of an uppity republican. I reckon his "known unknowns" speech truely showed who struggled through complex issues.

Scum.

[sorrowman]

Well....although I'm not actually from the USA I think it's pretty obvious that this last elections isn't so much a pro-democrat outcome but rather an anti-republican outcome. I think the people have had just about enough of GWB and his somewhat narrow-minded policies and actions in domestic affais and more likely foreign affairs.

So wether this will be a prelude to a democratic President in two years....maybe....but suppose a suitable candidate with a more realistic and better thought out view on foreign affairs and domestic affairs too, stands up as Republican candidate for the Presidential elections and he manages to get the people to stand behind him..he might win it.

However, he/she will probably still have a democratic congress and senate breathing down his/her neck...so even with a new republican president I think USA will have to take a more democratic oriented direction as of now until at least the next congress and senate election I guess.

[Pete-Rock]

Ever seen that bumper sticker anyone which says:

I LOVE MY COUNTRY - IT'S THE GOVERNMENT I'M AFRAID OF.

I think this expresses pretty well what many Americans think or were led by in their decision who to elect. As my previous speaker said: this seemed not to be a a pro-democrat outcome but an anti-republican outcome.

[Metallifold]

That last thing you mentioned pete rock is a very, very interesting and most likely true point.

[King_Nothing]

As my previous speaker said: this seemed not to be a a pro-democrat outcome but an anti-republican outcome.

No worries Danallica


That seems dead-on in so many ways.