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Congressman Billybob,

With all due respect, Sir...I still have your words ringing in my ears before the 2000 election: "Bush is going to win without ANY problem; Gore has no chance", etc. I can't remember if I heard you on Rush, Phil Paleologeous, or ? All I know is you were very, very sure Bush would take almost every state.

I think we'd all better focus on making sure 1. Everyone we know gets registered and votes; 2. Everyone we know understands completely how vital it is that Bush win again AND the Congress gain more Republicans.

I've never been on Rush (not that I wouldn't welcome the opportunity). I did say, on with Phil, that I expected Bush to win. I did NOT say that I expected Bush to take "almost every state." When the margin between the candidates is less than 5%, as it clearly was in that election, both candidates will take a substantial number of states.

The margin in THIS election will have a majority of 10% for Bush (give or take 2%). That means it will be a landslide in the order of Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan, etc. That also translates to a landslide of even higher order in the Electoral College.

That said, it is not a suggestion that anyone who wants Bush to win should sit on his or her sofa and not contribute, not get out and work, not help turn out favorable voters. Even when one team is powerful and the other is weak, it is still necessary to play the game out to the final gun.

I agree with you and all other posters who have said that this is no time for complacency.

John / Billybob