Well, I feel happy about the outcome of this long election and I'm glad it's over. I feel good, also, because I was right on predicting the EV total and that the Dems would hold the Senate--though didn't expect to add 2 more seats! I also expected more than 7 seats net gain in the House, but that was more of an extrapolation of my basic premise: Obama would win the popular vote, that the Dems were more excited than the Repubs.
We hope that Obama claims a mandate and comes up with strong leadership on a host of issues: taxing the rich, keeping the payroll tax reduction for 95% of working Americans, push for comprehensive immigration reform, appoint one or two liberals on the Supreme Court, invest more in infrastructure and green energy, promote science and education, enhance consumer protection, and regulate the "too-big-to-fail" corporations.
What most people don't understand is that the system can be responsive if there's enough demand for change. The public sentiment is important in a democracy; the citizenry should be active throughout the year not just on election day. Being part of the Occupy movement was (still is) a great thing. Even though this movement didn't have a leadership and it often looked adrift, it actually accomplished a lot: to remind the nation that the government is of-by-for the people. Subtly, the OWS movement changed the dialogue in this country in that the middle class should be taken care of instead of the top elite.
We hope that Obama claims a mandate and comes up with strong leadership on a host of issues: taxing the rich, keeping the payroll tax reduction for 95% of working Americans, push for comprehensive immigration reform, appoint one or two liberals on the Supreme Court, invest more in infrastructure and green energy, promote science and education, enhance consumer protection, and regulate the "too-big-to-fail" corporations.
What most people don't understand is that the system can be responsive if there's enough demand for change. The public sentiment is important in a democracy; the citizenry should be active throughout the year not just on election day. Being part of the Occupy movement was (still is) a great thing. Even though this movement didn't have a leadership and it often looked adrift, it actually accomplished a lot: to remind the nation that the government is of-by-for the people. Subtly, the OWS movement changed the dialogue in this country in that the middle class should be taken care of instead of the top elite.
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