will conservatives in office learn their lesson and quit catering to special intrests rather then the voters?

Question

celebration!

Answer 1

So, other than your bumper-sticker sound-bite, do you have any supporting evidence for you spewing? Or didn't they tell you any more than this?

Answer 2

Well, on the surface things look pretty bleak for Republicans. Historically speaking, this is no surprise. However, it is not as bad as it seems!

History of mid-term elections: Any time the United States has been at war during a mid-term election, there has been a shift in power. The deaths from the war are never easy to take and as a whole, Americans do not have the stomach nor heart to endure continued losses, even for a good cause. This election's shift in power is no big surprise. However, there's a silver lining...

Several of the gains made by Democrats were by conservative democrats. Joe Lieberman, a registered and caucased Dem, ran against his own party's nominee as an independant... and WON! Joe is a conservative Dem that supports the cause of fighting terror. So if the war in Iraq is the cause for the shift in power, why were conservatives elected? While a majority of Americans feel things are going wrong in Iraq, they still understand the reason we are there. We are NOT supporting the Dem's idea of passing the baton of victory to the terrorists, but instead, want to be open-minded that we need a new strategy that will better ensure victory.

Another gleeming hope for Republicans is the fact that referendums this election tend to favor conservatism. Several states banned same sex marriage. One state banned abortion. Basically, while there was a cry for change in power, a majority of Americans still cling to conservative views.

Watch for Joe Lieberman to rally other Conservative Dems in the Senate. Should the VA seat fold to a Dem, the control they hoped for is still not locked. Joe and a handfull of Conservative Dems will still swing a good deal of power to the President on issues of the war on terrorism.

As far as Iraq goes, look for a change in strategy from the Bush admin. Bush will not cave to withdraw the troops totally but the Dems in the House will control the purse-strings, so Bush may make some concessions. With so much divide in Iraq amongst it's own people, there may be more talk of dividing Iraq. Keep in mind Iraq was actually three seperately governed territories until the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WW I; Vilayet of Mosul, Vilayet of Bagdad, & Vilayet of Basra. These could be carved out again, allowing the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites to have some sort of atonomy which may bring about peace.

Answer 3

Can you define "special interests". Don't the represent groups of American People? Pro-lifers/Pro-choicers/stem cell researchers, etc.