Thank goodness this is over! The campaign continued to get increasingly nasty, and just before the candidates got into a fist-fight, the election came along. And not a minute too soon! It was an overwhelming victory for the GOP, taking over both chambers of Congress, not to mention retaining the presidency. For President Bush, this is vindication for the 2000 election, as he not only won the electoral vote, but also a majority of the popular vote--the first time that has happened ...

We are constantly bombarded by stats showing how American students are down in the pack in common academic skills and subjects. You can’t go from point A to point B without being jarred by potholes in our roads. Our power plants work around the clock at almost full capacity, and blackouts are increasingly common. We have some domestic problems. Also year after year, there are billions of dollars spent in the federal budget that prop up governments that refuse to fall in line with democr...