A Change in the Political Climate
Democrats Control Congress
For the First Time Since 1994

For the first time in 12 years (longer than most Masonites have been following politics), the Democratic Party took control of the Senate and the House of Representatives.   Although the midterm elections occurred on Tuesday, the Democrats’ victory was sealed on Thursday when Senator George Allen (R–VA) conceded defeat to Democratic challenger Jim Webb, giving the Democrats a majority of 51 seats in the Senate.  Here, junior Peter Davis excitedly points out the election results, which coincided with the resignation of embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the primary architect of the current war in Iraq. (Photo by Margaret Lipman)    11/10/06