I have had time to review the numbers.

This election was about change, that much is true. People have had it with gridlock and partisanship, they want meaningful change. They want action on immigration and a host of other issues. They want progress in Iraq and I’m on of the opinion that when the Baker/Gates team comes fully on board you will finally see the kit gloves come off on Iraq - vis; a strong and decisive show of military force to put things in order.

Right now Democrats appear to be gearing towards “working with the President”, but don’t believe that for a minute. They’re going after Bush, they cannot help themselves. Conyers, Waxman, Rangel are all about getting Bush through investigations and - they think - impeachment. It’s “payback” time.

No doubt they’ll get the investigations through subpoenas, but they ought to be forwarned, the people who elected them are not going to stand for it.

Let me say it again, this election was about change and the majority of those who voted for change were independents and moderates who took the mantel of power from republicans (where up to now they were happy to keep it) and have given it to the Democrats. The “mandate” they have given them is “Ok, now do something with it”.

Unfortunately I don’t think the uber left wing of the party, Pelosi, Reid and others help themselves. They’ve waited so long to go after Bush that I don’t think we will get to February of 2007 before the first of the subpoenas begins to get served on the executive branch.

That isn’t going to sit well with those in the middle and on the fence and you may see another reverse to the GOP in 2008.

Austin Bay reflects this same thought:

” The big race in 2006 was Lamont versus Lieberman. Joe Lieberman won. Joe‚Äôs core issue: Vctory in the War on Terror, which means victory in Iraq. That‚Äôs a warning to Nancy Pelosi and Co. If they go ‚Äúnutsroots-Lamont Left‚Äù they will squander their victory.”

As I’ve noted in a previous post there is already rumblings on the netroot blogs about “what they had better do” and “what will happen if they don’t”. But their candidate Ned Lamont lost (Kos is still predicting losers), and most of their gains were in fact middle of the road (Liebermann types) and in some cases flat out conservative democrats. The “DU” crowd didn’t decide this election and that’s the story.

Yet again, I don’t think that Pelosi will be able to keep her uber left coleagues under control, thus they will not fulfill the mandate they were given, and that is good news for the GOP in 2008.