Ding dong the witch is gone. Which old witch? The wicked witch... Nancy Pelosi! A house fell on Nancy Pelosi, but it didn't fall from the sky. It was the House Of Representatives, and the people of this great country have spoken!

Democrats began Nov 2, 2010 with a 257-178 edge in the House and a 59-41 edge in the Senate. However the final results shake out, the Republicans will have picked up no fewer than 61 seats in the House and six in the Senate. The House pickups represent the best midterm performance by a political party since 1946.

Republicans also took control of nine state governorships and 19 state legislative chambers. These gains may prove to be more costly to Democrats in the long run, because the GOP will now be able to control redistricting in several key states.

Although I think this was an epic win for Conservatives, and a great first step toward taking back our country. I am concerned even more now that the Democrats could blame Republicans for future ineptitudes in Congress. I know that Obama is not coming over to the center anytime soon, so we have no choice but to stand vigilant against the Liberals and their agenda.

This is my question. Were voters genuinely opposed to the policies of the White House on principle? Did the Democratic leadership simply do a poor job of conveying their accomplishments to the American electorate? Or were voters really saying they have had enough of an economy that is at best recovering very sluggishly?



Something else to keep your eye on:


In a letter to colleagues, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, urged House Democrats to unite behind her and even said she hopes to help ousted lawmakers return to Congress in two years.



Even though I can't stand Nancy Pelosi, I think the Democrats should nominate her minority leader. This should then be intrepreted as a slap in the face to all Americans.



I think this was a great response by the Republicans:


Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told a news conference with the new presumptive House speaker, Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. "We'll work with the administration when they agree with the people and confront them when they don't."

He said the elections showed that voters "appreciated us saying no to the things that the American people indicated they were not in favor of."