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The red wave never came. What happened in Tuesday’s midterms was closer to a trickle. As of this writing, we still don’t know definitively which party controls the House. It’s likely to be the Republicans but not by much. Before Tuesday, the House had 222 Democrats (that includes two vacant Democratic seats) and 213 Republicans (including one vacant Republican seat). As of 4 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, the Associated Press had called 206 seats for the GOP and Republicans were poised to win 18 other contests. That would leave the GOP with 224 seats to the Democrats’ 211. It will...

Pudge the Indestructible August 2003 - April 2005 I've replied to a lot of posts, but never actually created one. I suppose there is a first time for everything. It's safe to say now that Pudge is AWOL. I can't say for certain exactly what happened to him. He disappeared over a month ago, and our kitties have a BAD habit of being struck by cars on the road near where we live. As much as I hate to say it, I think he was probably struck and killed by a car. He was one of the best little farm...