Reactions

Well, the world appears to be responding favorably to the recent Democratic victory in the congressional races. Ayatollah Khamenei, for example, praises their victory by proclaiming it "an obvious victory for the Iranian Nation" (He also condemned attacks by the "savage Zionists" in the Gaza strip.) Similarly, the Europeans seem to be largely happy that their American counterparts have been granted the majority after a "six year nightmare".
A french politician offered this pearl of wisdom: ""I am happy to see American foreign policy criticized by the American people because it is bad.""

On the other hand, the Israelis (who, unlike Iran -and increasingly, French suburbs- are not in the habit of proclaiming us the great satan and shouting death threats to us in their streets) seem to be just a bit apprehensive about dealing with the new majority.

And though opinions vary on whether Rumsfeld's recent departure was for better or worse, the Democrats seem willing to take the credit. Unfortunately, Al-Qaeda fails to give them their proper due in their latest communique, although they, like our liberal friends, are quite happy to see him go.

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