As everyone is seeing in various places, it looks like the Democrats will have control of the U.S. House of Representatives (unless someone digs up a completely miraculous number of votes some where out of the blue).  As the night wears on, it also looks like things will be close for control of the Senate (though I still think that Joe Lieberman should run as far and as fast away from the Democrat party as he can and make it even tougher for them, but that is a different story...)

Either way, now that the votes have apparently been cast, I want to see PLANS and IMPLEMENTATION of those plans.

Where is the Democrat plan to deal with illegal immigration?  Show us that you have one, pass something that U.S. citizens can be proud of, happy with, and is effective.  Don't just conveniently forget about that issue.

Don't go running to raise taxes or eliminate Bush's tax cuts.  Even if you try, it'll likely die via veto anyway.  Don't let the majority of those cuts expire or we'll all remember you as the party of increased taxes.

Get a handle on government spending.  Find places to cut the fat and not just in the Department of Defense which isn't really a good place to look anyway.

Basically have your celebration now, but then be ready to get to work and do the business of the country.  Just remember when the newly minted minority party starts playing the role of obstructionist that what comes around (or went around) goes around.  Don't cry because you get stymied at every turn and can't pass a damn thing without giving something up to bring over some more of the folks in the center.  If you try that you'll be seen as ineffectual and you'll ruin your chances to hold onto that newly gained power.

Personally I'm thinking that it could be fun to sit and wish failure upon our new leaders at least as much as they've been wishing failure upon the country for the last several years.  Bring on tax increases which are immediately followed by a harsh recession that is blamed on those increases.  Lets see unemployment go nuts.  Gas prices go back out of control.  Bring on the bad news and let it start sticking to the Democrats.  When it does, they'll be the bums that we'll blame and toss out the next time just as the supposed bums were (mostly) sent packing this time.