Army Post Road

     Election Day came and went. It ended up about as badly as had been anticipated. The Democrats maintained their hold on the Iowa governorship. They won control of the Iowa Legislature and Congress. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has resigned. It’s a combination of things that makes a conservative, a student, and a soldier very nervous. A new SecDef could be a good thing. There had been a number of frustrating policy decisions made by the DoD concerning funding, pay, and soldier living that hopefully will be changed with a new SecDef. I, however, have no good feelings about Democratic control of the two legislative bodies that have the greatest impact on my life.