On "The Situation Room" today, we asked viewers the following questions, and here are some of our favorite responses that we didn't get to read on air:

How will the midterm election results impact America's image abroad?

The only way our image could get any better would be if George W. Bush himself would resign. He is going to go down as the worst president in the history of the United States of America.
Bobby, Danville, Illinois

Based on e-mails from friends in Europe, I can tell you that America's image has already improved. People there are breathing a sigh of relief that we have finally come to our senses.
Joe, Atlanta, Georgia

The Republican Party losing seats in both houses of Congress will show that the American people, as well as a variety of others around the world, are genuinely displeased with the current administration and that we are now taking active means to change this country's foreign and domestic policies.
Joseph, Baltimore, Maryland

Our image has hit rock bottom with a president whose grasp of political subtlety and knowledge of the world was woefully inadequate. Will our image around the world improve now with checks and balances imposed on Mr. Bush's impulsivity? Yes. It could not have gotten much worse.
Craig

How might U.S. policy in Iraq change with a new Secretary of Defense?

Jim Baker can advocate all the change he wants, but the truth is that we're stuck in Iraq forever. Bring the troops home in the middle of a civil war? What are we going to do, invite Iran to fill the vacuum left when we leave?
Thatcher, Scarborough, Maine

Change the Secretary of Defense, change the policy in Iraq? I think not. There are things that once they are totally botched cannot be fixed. The U.S. must remove all our forces tomorrow and "reap what the Republicans have sown." The only thing we can hope for is minimal damage to an impossible situation.
Mike, Century Village, Florida

Hopefully the arrival of a new Secretary of Defense will lead to less arrogance and the 'frat-house'-styled decision-making that has plagued our national and international policies.
Michael, New York

It's simple: Gates has different people to listen to now and they're not the usual hard-headed Republicans. With more Dems breathing down his back coupled with the anticipation of the entire nation, somebody better be coming home, and I do mean before "Bushy" leaves Washington.
Victoria, Pensacola, Florida

Does the Democratic victory in the midterm elections help or hurt Sen. Hillary Clinton's chances of becoming president in 2008?

Senator Clinton will never be president... She is simply too divisive. The first female president of the U.S. is far more likely to be the new House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. Watch for her in 2012, perhaps on a combined ticket with Obama.
Joe, San Diego, California

It's the worst possible case for the Democrats. The Republicans have handed the Democrats an exploding cigar - soaring deficits, housing bubble, wars, and general dislike of America around the world. In 2 years they'll say "are you better off now..."
Jeff, Carmel, New York

Hillary's chances will be improved if the Democrat-controlled Congress can improve the current rat-infested hallways of Washington, accomplish some significant goals for the middle class in the next 2 years without getting accused/convicted of bribe-taking, sexual escapades, and other criminal/immoral behavior, AND have us out of Iraq by the time of the election. If not, all bets are off!
Lynn, Phoenix, Arizona

As a moderate and not aligned to any political party, I can't see myself voting for Hillary Clinton. I think that it's time for America to move forward. Hillary Clinton running will only bring back all the controversy that surrounded Bill Clinton's time in office... Time to move forward, not drag up the past.
Doug, Arlington, Texas