Election Hangover: The Democrats Won, Big Deal

Pundits are claiming that it was the antiwar vote that helped usher the Dems back into power. It's just too bad that the Democrats aren't going to repay their constituents with anything worthwhile. For the war in Iraq will rage on.

Third party antiwar candidates didn't fare as well as they would have liked. Aaron Dixon, who ran as a Green in Washington State, garnered a little over 10,000 votes. Green candidate Howie Hawkins, who ran against Sen. Hillary Clinton in New York, scored a little over 51,500 votes. Independent candidate Kevin Zeese of Maryland, who made his way into a series of debates in the state, cashed in over 23,700 votes, while Green Todd Chreiten of California topped 106,000 in his bid to take on Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Overall, it could have been worse -- as all aforementioned candidacies were virtually ignored by the mainstream antiwar movement.

Whether or not you're feeling good about last night's results, you can rest assured that the Empire is still in tact. Impeachment of this outlaw administration isn't going to fall down within the next two years. Nancy Pelosi, the new House leader, has promised as much. Deaths in Iraq will continue to mount and no exit strategy will play out in the coming months. Global warming will still not be addressed. Nor will our position on Israel, the war on drugs, free trade, or privatized health care. Basically things are still damn bleak despite the liberal take over of Washington.

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