more like relief that the House, at least, and possibly the Senate, are in the Dem’s hands and checks and balances have a fighting chance. I’m hoping that the Dems will start asserting themselves in a stronger manner than they have and actually walk the walk. As for the big Connecticut Senate race, I don’t feel excited there either, just oddly empty. No matter what Leiberman says about not being beholden to the Elephants, it’s hard not to wonder when he took so much money from them and was indeed a rubber stamp for W. I think he has actually conveniently crafted an out by touting independence and “bipartisianship” whenever he votes against his constituency. I’m unimpressed. Now he just skeeves me.
But this race has left me lukewarm from the start. I couldn’t stand Leiberman, but it was tough to get behind a millionaire from Greenwich, CT who ran his candidacy on one heavy note, however popular antiwar sentiments are right now. I wished instead for a candidate more strident and progressive on domestic issues like healthcare and the environment, etc. I’m not familiar with the political scene in Connecticut even after seven years and can’t think of anyone specific in mind, but still it seems like an opportunity lost with Leiberman as vulnerable as he was at one point.
And that is pretty much all I have to say about this. See you later.
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