It might be me but I sense, that after the election, the fever has abated. The winners are gathering up their spoils and the losers are licking their wounds. This might be a temporary lull which I hope is the case. It remains to be seen if the calls for significant change will remain high or, since the control of congress has changed hands, will the most vocal of us be satisfied with the outcome and lose interest. If that happens then I guess the clamor was only for a partisan victory and the ideals put forward were thinly concealed attempts to further the Democrats rise to power. If this is the case then Unity08 is going to wither away with it's so called lofty goals. Remember that a lot of people voted out of anger and relentless prodding by the media but do you think that all of them will stick with their support of the Democrats who might or might not represent their interest on so many issues? I think not, the losers will come together after awhile and the partisan attacks will start again. Does anyone really think that Washington will change as far as the way it does business? I think not, at least in any meaningful way. Sure different takes on different problems might come forward, some good and some bad but the underlying graft, vote buying, pork, lobbyist activity and general partisan bickering will continue with new faces on each side. Both sides will try to achieve power and at the same time squeeze out the Independents. How many of our members at Unity08, who screamed the loudest, are going to stick with our theme and not fade away. If all they wanted was a party control change then they are not needed here. Time will tell. Again, I hope I am wrong and I for one will stick around for awhile and see if this ship is sinking, staying on course, or steaming ahead.