On New Year’s Eve, my family always follows the tradition of eating twelve grapes, one at a time, and making a wish per grape. The wishes are supposed to involve something we want to accomplish during the upcoming year. If I make twelve political wishes tonight, this is what they’d be:
- For a special election to allow the people of Illinois and not a corrupt governor to chose the state’s next senator.
- For the appointment of a former president’s daughter and current senator’s niece (with no significant political experience) to the Senate seat currently held by a former president’s wife (who had no significant experience when she won the seat), further proving the Democratic Party is the party of nepotism.
- For the selection of a competent, innovative, and risk-taking Republican to the RNC Chairmanship who is ready to modernize our party and broaden our base.
- For moderate Congressional Republicans to drive a wedge between President Obama and the more leftist Congressional members of his party, creating an obvious divide on the left and a few good bills on climate change and immigration.
- For Nancy Pelosi to keep being Nancy Pelosi so that wish #4 is possible. For her and Harry Reid to remember how much they don’t really get along.
- For Republicans to stand up for free-trade during tough economic times so we don’t have a repeat of the Hoover Administration.
- For President Obama to use some of that global popularity and clout of his to get global cooperation for solutions to the crises in Gaza, Zimbabwe, Congo, and the Pakistani-Indian border.
- For the mainstream media to rediscover its true purpose (meaning not serving as the propaganda wing of the new administration) and for a new Tim Russert to hold all our leaders accountable for their words and deeds. Boy, do I miss Tim Russert.
- For no scandals to derail the Republican comeback.
- For Republican governor’s to govern their states efficiently despite the budget shortfalls, providing an example of what effective Republican governance looks like.
- For Republicans to find a way to become “cool” again on campuses around the country.
- For as little talk of the 2012 presidential election as possible.
Happy New Year’s to all!
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