Today Should Have Been a National Holiday

That's right, kids in future generations will learn about it in schools. It should be celebrated with fireworks. A political pivot maybe as lareg as September 11, 2001, occurred on September 27, 1994.

The Contract With America sealed the deal for a Republican sweep in the November '94 elections. Fifty-four (54!) seats in the House changed parties. Twenty one of the 35 Senate seats went to Republicans, giving them decisive majorities in both Houses.

Experts give mixed review to the role the Contract played; it probably didn't cause the whole upset, but it certainly cemented many victories (and may have piled on in some other cases).

The Contract listed eight principles Republicans would govern by and ten bills that would be introduced and considered in the first 100 days of the session; in publicizing the contract, Republican leaders asked the public to vote them out if it didn't happen. Not all the bills passe,d but allwere considered, and many implemented. Especially changes to the governence of the legislative bodies, the rule chnages separate Republicans from filthy scum Democrats (remember when they criticized DeLay for not stepping down when a partisan DA issued an indictment? (1)the rule stems form 1994, and democrats must not be too hot on it because they don't have the rule themselves, (2)where has the indictment gone? it was just a low manuever(see update below)).

Anyway, I'll let you, the reader, do more investigations yourself. The concrete terms of the contract were a change from politics-as-usual, as the peopel of the United States won. It's just too bad the Republicans have gone the way of the democrats lately (see Katrina aid, fiscal discipline, ethics scandals, gang of 14 compromise). Today could have been a rallying call to return to their principles, but it's not too late!

http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_with_America

UPDATE:

I can admit when I'm wrong. After writing this post (left unchanged above) yesterday, Tom DeLay was, in fact, indicted...today. Ironic.

We'll see where the case leads, this doesn't prove that he is guitly or that he has abused his power, but it does cats doubt on the previously-reasonable contention that the D.A. drew up charges simply to disrupt Republican leadership. More information about his leadership resignation here.