If we learned anything from the recent elections it was that when it comes time to vote, it doesn't matter what the incumbent has done in office if he or she has messed up in their personal life.

The drastic shift toward a more liberal House of Republicans and Senate shows an overall general distrust in government by American citizens.

But that's the beauty of our democracy: When we're dissatisfied with our government we can change our representation.

The distrust was so strong that it doesn't even seem so important to most people that the Democrats won, as much as the Republicans were booted out. If you look at the Democrats voted into office you'll see that many of them are moderates.

The reason for this is because of the general distrust in Rumsfeld and Foley, and now they're both gone.

And it's because the American people wanted it.

Isn't democracy a beautiful thing?

But what we have now is a divided government. With a legislative branch made up of Democrats, and an executive branch made up of Republicans, can anything be accomplished over the next two years? Or do we have to wait for a Democratic president to be voted into power before our representation can start agreeing on things?

While this election was promising in the fact that the American people wanted change and got it, it is a little disconcerting because of the division that now exists.

This is an exciting time in American politics. Only time will tell how the branches of government will work together, but everyone can agree that concessions and cooperation is necessary to get anything done.