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Democrats regained control of the U.S. House and Senate after Tuesday’s elections and in the North Carolina General Assembly.
Usually, a relatively stable national economy will win most elections, but the disasterous war in Iraq, an arrogant and unbudging Secretary of Defense, nuclear testing in Iran and North Korea, the rising national debt and high gas prices sent Republicans reeling after 12 years of control of Congress.
Congressman Mike McIntyre says in an article on the facing page that he hopes bipartisanship will be the order of the day when Congress reconvenes today. Let’s hope that’s the case, but interestingly, it’s what’s happening outside of our nation’s borders that has been the undoing of the Bush Administration.
Congress will be able to deal with issues such as tax breaks for college tuition and resources to promote development of alternative fuel sources, but the president must get a handle on the war in Iraq and give more attention to Iran and North Korea.
It’s fair to say that the president’s team has dealt with both situations so ineffectively that the country’s national security has been decreased rather than increased. As a result, the nation looked beyond the stable economy and voted for what ultimately matters the most – national security.