Last night Republicans, captured the House and made significant gains in the Senate after losing the Congress to the Democrats after their takeover of Congress in 2006. This election was a direct result of the public's repeated concern over the direction of government and a stagnate U.S. economy.
With Republican control of the House, and Democrats tenuous control of the Senate, how does this change U.S. national security? Last night's results witnessed Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, lose bid for re-election. Four other top Democrats on the committee have either lost re-election, or hold on to slim leads.
The economy dominated the election, but other pressing foreign policy issues were relegated to second tier status, or never even mentioned. Each has great effect on domestic politics which create jobs in this country. Trade deals with other countries need to be renegotiated, as President Obama let them lapse to cater to his labor allies. Trade issues with China have been contentious over the past two years, especially China's keeping its currency at an artificial level, which makes their imports to the U.S. cheaper while U.S. imports are more expensive. This prevents America from expanding jobs in the U.S.
The ballooning defense budget will have to be addressed, but politicians don't like to cut defense, as it affects jobs in their states and districts. The election is over-now the hard work begins.
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