Election Day Post Mortem

Now that the dust has settled from the what was a turbulent election cycle and I have cleaned off my desk, returned as many voicemails as possible and replied to countless emails, it is time to offer a response and a few comments.

First and foremost, it was a disappointing day for conservative Christians across the country. Like lemmings, too many people took the bait and voted against the Iraq War. There is only one problem with this notion, there was not a ballot initiative on the War. With the leadership change upcoming it will be interesting to see just how the new Democratic leadership proposes to withdraw from the war- a plan to this point that they have marketed, but have been unable or unwilling to detail.

Perhaps the most intriguing story of the election cycle that has gotten little coverage is that of the Si Se Puede crew. You remember, they crowded the streets across the county in the Spring and early Summer and exclaimed, "today we march, tomorrow we vote!". Apparently that slogan did not workout for them as it has said that their goal of registering 1 million voters fell short by some 900,000. That just leaves one question from me, who were all of those people marching?

Now that this elections is behind us, there will be much talk and focus on the upcoming presidential election. Do you have some thoughts you would like to share? A favorite candidate? A theory? Send me an email or post a response here.