Atticus   

The polls had been indicating it would happen.

Likely voters said they were tired of the corruption and frustrated by an apparent inability to accomplish anything of consequence.

And the prognostications proved true. In January, Canadians elected a minority Conservative government and put Stephen Harper in the office of prime minster.

Maybe Americans and Canadians aren’t so different after all.

For months I’d been saying that I wouldn’t be surprised if Americans went to the polls with the same attitude as our northern neighbors. Judging by yesterday’s results, that’s exactly what happened.

I lean toward the right side of the political spectrum, but I’m not upset by the outcome. I hope it will bring about true change.

For the first time in a major election, I didn’t vote. I considered both Georgia gubernatorial candidates as swindlers who care only about prestige and power rather than actually bettering the state, and I felt no more confident about the candidates for lieutenant governor.

When the Republican Party puts people into leadership who are more like Chuck Hagel and less like Tom DeLay, I’ll feel confident again about its ability to govern. And I’ll gladly cast my vote for such candidates.