Rove...you stupid bastard!
George Allen's little gaffe no doubt cost him the votes he needed to win.
Stupid.
Mark Foley's big screw up cost us in Florida.
Worse than stupid.
Among the individuals who were nailed for corruption, deviancy, and just not being able to keep their mouths shut, we had enough votes to hang on.
Among the voters who thought they would teach their own party a lesson, we had enough votes to hang on.
This was the jet that crashed before takeoff.