By CE Marshall
Well, it has been a week since the mid-term elections and I would be remiss not to make a few comments regarding the entire thing
1) Republicans lost and they deserved to lose. After two years in full control of the government all they got done was securing our borders. What looked like a hopeful removal of corruption and fraud in government seems to have withered away. At the same time, Donald Trump, who had promised to "make America first" - did not do that. Actually, he did quite the opposite. "Make America Great Again" turned out to mean dominating the world's politics "again", which is not a special ambition in the heart of most Americans. We can influence, but dropping bombs on Iran and starting a war because Trump wants to make America "great again" militarily was not the deal. Most of his efforts have been spent on foreign affairs and pissing off the Democrats.
2) Democrats won, but they should not be so cocky as polls indicate the American public still dislikes them with quite a bit of intensity. They are the flip side of the do-nothing Republicans, only their worse in that they have not plan for the country other than to hate on Trump. I expect nothing from them for the next two years except more virtue signaling.
3) The American people won in that the individual's voice was heard. This assumes that all voting, or at least 99% of the voting was legal and honest. This is not a great assumption, but what can I do about liars and cheaters at this point? God will deal with them, one way or another.
4) This election has convinced me to start speaking out for the Independents more than I have this past few years. Independents make up 45% of the American public and this blog was once called "Marshall in the Middle". Part of the reason for that title was my passion for Americans who do not like the parties. I think it's time to start that again.
An American Voice for Independents
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