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As I have outed myself as a Flaming, unapologetic Former Government & Politics Major, some number of folks on my flist (over/under = 7) have at one point thought: "Hey, what does Dave make of this?"
As an inside-the-beltway, politically engaged type, I can tell you there are more important questions. Not "What does this election mean for the Economy/War on Terror/Environment/Moral Values of America/Health Care/Puppies..."
The key question is: What does this Election mean for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dlgood?
Answer: Mostly, it means more work fordlgood.
Inasmuch as I am not that ambitious these days, that's kind of a bad thing. OTOH, more work for me means continued employment for me and continued (and possobly increased) payment of me. And friends, I am very Pro-Increased Payment of Me.
Politics aside, for the moment, I do congressional relations work. And the congressional staffers that we used to interface with... those folks aren't going to be hanging around for the next cycle of hearings and budget briefings. Which means we get to devote new hours to develop relationships with our new congressional overseers. It means re-writing our briefing into the 101-level. It means scrambling for new patrons after our sugar-daddy up and got bounced. It means preparing to answer the tough questions we likely expect to get from a newly elected thorn-in-our-side. So that'll be exciting.
But now, professional hat aside - as a political animal... as an american citizen. I'm pretty pleased about the results. I see a pretty strong rebuke for failed policy... and what looks to me like a clear market correction for those of us who think in those terms. I can't remember if the Rs ever got over 230 in their majority years - and I suspect the trend is going to go D in the next cycle too - especially in the senate where it's 22 Rs and 11 Ds up in 2008.
We'll just see how well W and the Rs are inclined to do any business.
As an inside-the-beltway, politically engaged type, I can tell you there are more important questions. Not "What does this election mean for the Economy/War on Terror/Environment/Moral Values of America/Health Care/Puppies..."
The key question is: What does this Election mean for
dlgood?Answer: Mostly, it means more work for
dlgood.Inasmuch as I am not that ambitious these days, that's kind of a bad thing. OTOH, more work for me means continued employment for me and continued (and possobly increased) payment of me. And friends, I am very Pro-Increased Payment of Me.
Politics aside, for the moment, I do congressional relations work. And the congressional staffers that we used to interface with... those folks aren't going to be hanging around for the next cycle of hearings and budget briefings. Which means we get to devote new hours to develop relationships with our new congressional overseers. It means re-writing our briefing into the 101-level. It means scrambling for new patrons after our sugar-daddy up and got bounced. It means preparing to answer the tough questions we likely expect to get from a newly elected thorn-in-our-side. So that'll be exciting.
But now, professional hat aside - as a political animal... as an american citizen. I'm pretty pleased about the results. I see a pretty strong rebuke for failed policy... and what looks to me like a clear market correction for those of us who think in those terms. I can't remember if the Rs ever got over 230 in their majority years - and I suspect the trend is going to go D in the next cycle too - especially in the senate where it's 22 Rs and 11 Ds up in 2008.
We'll just see how well W and the Rs are inclined to do any business.