Midway politics

by Joe Robinson

This week saw the tide turning in America as the Bush administration took a blow in the Mid-term elections.
Both the House of Representatives, and the Senate, have been won over by the Democrat party in what is being considered an important moment for American Policy.
Bush is reported to have been surprised at the result, having said that he "thought we were doing ok”.
Many critics have attributed this turn of events to Bush’s unpopular foreign policy, especially concerning Iraq.
In a (un)surprising turn of events, the US defence secretary Donald Rumsfield has resigned as Bush pledged to bring a "fresh perspective" to the War.
Many have seen this departure as an admission that things may not be going according to plan.
With both of the American Legislative bodies now in the hands of the opposition, and with changes already being made, Bush will have to tread carefully in order to retain some potency in the remaining two years of his Term.