In America, one of the oldest democracies of its kind, we have the unique distinction of being able to conduct elections in the manner that we just have done, and at the end of the day, get back to the business of living our lives. I heard it said that no matter what happens tomorrow, the sun will still rise, and imagine that, it did.

So what will happen now with the real issues, Iraq, and the Economy? I would imagine that we will stay the course, and pull much of our troops after the January (I hope). But if not, it can only go in the reverse, a major troop build up.

Will we have the chance to rebuild relationships with our “European Allies”? The isolation of America hasn’t been all that good for America, since we live in a global world economy. Fuel prices are a key indicator of that. We are not self sustaining, although at a great cost, we could be.

I just don’t get the Florida voter. I’m not even talking about the Presidential ticket. Take a look at how Floridians voted on the Amendments. I find myself surprised that election year after election year, the voters vote for Republican candidates, but overwhelmingly approve Democratic initiatives such as minimum wage.

You can see that issues such as Abortion for minors was an emotional vote for many. Since it doesn’t have much in the way of teeth, people left the voting booth feeling good about that.

In Florida, the lawyers and Doctors both said that the initiatives aimed at their professions would significantly curtail their business, and maybe cause some of their practices to move out of state. Voters didn’t care, and we’ll see how that goes.

In my Local area, which is about 65% Republican base, we overwhelmingly approved land preservation purchases and tax cuts to bring in business to the county.

I don’t think that political parties are a homogeneous as people believe. I think when it comes to electing people, we elect based on hot button issues, single issues. But when it comes to the issues themselves, many people find themselves far from the parties they belong to.

It’s a new day. We’ll see how things go.