And There They Go

Well, well. I was wrong. The polls were mostly right and we have ourselves a ball game.

A takeover of both houses is a huge deal ( in spite of conservative backfilling about the winning Dems being pretty conservative really). A whole new set of opportunities and threats come into play with plenty of scope for either side to make a stand or blow it big time.

How is all this playing in Aus? Well it's got our conserative Prime Minister and Bush loyalist, John Howard, pretty nervous at least as far as security policy goes. Domestically it may not count for a great deal although it will give the other side of the aisle some heart. Which they need.

One issue is that free trade is pretty much a bipartisan position here and some of the new congresspeople are sounding pretty protectionist. That's a worry.

Anyhow. On with the show and start picking up your markers for 08 and the big roulette wheel.