Jim Webb, new elect-congressman from Virginia (a fully decorated military serviceman, from the Vietnam War), give the snub to President Bush in the White House? President Bush just asked, "How Mr. Webb's son was/is, in Iraq?" Webb's response (in a nutshell), " That is my business, not yours Mr. President."
What is the deal, even when it is completely the same on the other side of the aisle, with Republicans snubbing Democrats? When the top of the people's nationally voted in "servants" can't have civil discourse. The United States of America's publicly appointed servants are always going to play politics, and do what they do. However, there is a difference between being a "politician," and then just being from a different planet, out for yourself, and just being plainly biased for a party (whatever party it may be).
These "blue blooded, hot headed, partisan, ivy league" politicians are either going to learn, or they are going to be out on their preverbal cans. Why is Barrack Obama the "bell of the democratic presidential ball" right now? Simpole, he is a star of the "Oprah Crowd," acts like he was brought up by a set of parents and not a group of jackals (out for blood and all that they can devour), but most of all Obama "seems" like he is a representative of the people and is "one of the people." This is the only thing that is separating Barrack, from people like Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and some of the other Presidential Hopefuls. Another example: Take a look at Heath Shuler, the freshman congressman from North Carolina. Of course, Shuler was a standout quarterback at the University of Tennessee, but why did he really win an election that he was supposed to lose? It is because Shuler was not into the "smearing and mud throwing attacks" in his commercials and overall running, he seemed like a fresh face with a "good 'ol boy" attitude, and yet he was well learned, had an agenda, and did not go off of the deep partisan end.
The democrats in this years election did not receive a "mandate" in their political victory. The difference between the 1994 republican landslide (lead by Newt Gingrich and the far right) win, and what happened in the 2006 election is simple: In 1994, people were tired of the taxes, broken promises, and the overall neglect of the democrats leadership in the house and senate. However, in 2006, the democrats won on the simple fact that the people hate that the US is in Iraq, they hated the corruption (of the Abramoff Scandal, Bob Ney and cohorts), but most of all they just plainly hate President Bush and drunk with power republicans.
If the democrats in the majority do not realize that these are TRULY new times that we are in as a country, as a nation of people, and a completely different world view, then there will be a complete demise of the political system, as the US has known it. It may be the best thing that could happen to the country, because the "Servants of the People" need to be just that and nothing more, servants. America is looking down the barrel of a loaded gun. Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, North Korea, China buying up all of our debt/growing in astronomical proportions, Russia (and China) leaning towards a sealed military state, plus immigration, terrorism and the countless other problems (aids, Rwanda, Dar-Fur, South America being lead by multiple dictators), are all staring the country straight in the face. Are all of these things George W. Bush's fault? NO. Does the country need non-partisan, people thinking outside of the box, and most of all people that are into the political sphere for more than just themselves and their parties? YES! America needs people that are willing to lead, solve, and show all of the Americans that their votes were not cast in vain.
