A New Direction......

I don’t remember watching any American non presidential elections happening… ( I’ve always tried to follow Presidential elections,via my parents ..and they are always exciting )..but I spent the entire evening today watching CNN…… nail biter to say the least….

Living for the past two years in one of the more republican (if not the most republican) of American States…I realized that not all Americans think like Hollywood ( ok I’m not being serious here ;)) , I also realized that the heart of America was probably more conservative than I was…. But these two years didn’t particularly endear me to the Republican Party… so watching the Dem’s win the house is elating ..seeing the first female speaker in the history ( from ‘San Francisco’ and all the liberal connotations involved in that…) of the United States being chosen ( can you imagine for a country which has taken many strides for female empowerment , there hasn’t been a lady in this high a position ( next in line after Vice –President) let alone being president ( but now is a good time as any to start)…..

So this is the first national victory for the democratic party after 12 years; the time line goes like this- Bill Clinton’s impeachment , Dubya taking charge, September 11, the war on terror and the second Iraq war…. Yup definitely the American people could do with a change ( the years with the Republican stronghold weren’t too great )…..A lot has been said about lack of charismatic leadership in the Democratic Party, but on the other hand you’ve got Dubyaman ( who’s only saving grace was acting ultra conservative )!!?!?!

Right now the Senate race is still undecided..Virginia with ‘Macaca’ Allen ..in a neck to neck………. All very exciting .. maybe during my next year in America ,there will be more open minded people in Government ….and hopefully that seeps into the mainstream…

I guess as an Indian Citizen I shouldn’t be too bothered with what happens …but as someone brought up in the Middle East , from India and presently in the US .. I know how far reaching the Governmental situation in the United States is… I hope it isn’t too much wishful thinking to hope for a Democratic President in 2008.