Change

It's been the buzzw0rd for the 2008 election. The word, though, is not synonymous with "good."

Last night we watched "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (pretty humorous that the three iconic monsters of the 30's and 40's would be spoofed in such a light-hearted film). In the film, Lawrence Talbot (aka the Wolfman) tries to stop the reanimation of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster while at the same time, dealing with own his nasty requirement to "change" every time the moon gets full (which unlike celestial norms, happens just about every day in the movies). For Larry Talbot and Bud & Lou, change is not good.

Come November, we're going to have served up to us a heaping helping of change. Should Barack Obama win the White House, he will secure a democratic helm to the executive branch for the next eight years. Nancy Pelosi predicts a 250-seat democratic majority in the House of Representatives (of the 435). Most predict the Senate to swing to a filibuster proof democratic majority, too. The legislative branch and the executive branch will steer our nation to the left.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a look at what change means to our nation in "A Liberal Supermajority" (here). It's a sobering prospect. Please give it a read.

But even the WSJ fails to address the enormity of the problem. It's not just the executive and legislative branches that will be affected. Considering two and possibly three Supreme Court seats will come open during an eight-year presidential run, a liberal SCOTUS would begin to adjudicate law with even less consideration given to the Constitution and its original intent than it currently receives. International law will become folded more and more into our jurisprudence, and the whims of other nations will begin to affect our land. The bench will no longer be blind.

It's not just the White House; all three branches of government will change. It makes Lawrence Talbot's dark side seem like nothing more than a frisky puppy.