WNU Editor: I was with a few Americans (all loyal liberal Democrats) watching the U.S. election results last night. I expected a "bad night" for the Democrats .... but not to the level that happened last night. To put it bluntly .... everyone who identified themselves as a Democrat and ran as one .... from dog-catcher straight to Governor/Senator/Congress representative .... almost everyone was voted out. This was a strong anti-Obama policy vote .... and even the Democrats who shied away from being seen with President Obama knew that. Losing 7 U.S. Senators .... maybe up to 9 after Alaska and a run-off in Louisiana has been decided upon .... all of this is unprecedented. But even though this is unprecedented .... I doubt that President Obama will change his policies. In fact .... he has already mentioned that he will not see a Democrat Congressional election defeat as a repudiation of his policies .... President Obama Left Fighting for His Own Relevance (New York Times). I expect the same foreign/military policy to continue, and while many Democrats are upset with the President (my Democrat friends were last night) .... the wars will continue in the Middle East and elsewhere, U.S. foreign influence will still be in the decline, and the U.S. military will still be strained to meet international commitments while still facing even more budget cuts and limited resources.
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