[Timesink]

He gets a bigger audience on NBC network coverage compared with ANY cable news outlet. Also, Rush talks about having a solid professional relationship with Tim Russert. That probably influenced Rush and NBC execs.

Rush is also pretty close to Brian Williams. NBC News is the least RAT and most fair of the Big Three networks, by far.

[MAKnight]

Johnson just cut Thune's lead to less than a thousand!!

[John H K]

Really? Rush is a friend of Brian Williams?

I noted on another thread weeks ago that Williams was clearly the most intelligent of all the network talking heads, in that he was the first to quickly figure out that the SC decision in the FL recount was a victory for Bush, on a FIRST reading, while all the other networks were fumbling around.

I wonder if he has some college or high school debate background? Able to read fast and understand what he read.

[EternalVigilance]

Two years ago, it was obvious to everyone that job one for us was to retake the Senate. I am grateful to God that He has allowed us to reach that goal.

On a personal level, my spot in the battle line ended up being in WV, helping Jay Wolfe in his challenge of Jay Rockefeller. That unfortunately ended tonight in defeat.

But it was far from a total loss. Jay Wolfe fought hard, and never compromised his principles or his message. His supporters, the conservatives of WV, are now better organized, better trained, and more experienced than they have ever been. They are committed to the long haul vision of making this a Republican state in the not-so-distant future.

Perhaps I made a fool of myself here in the last few days---I truly believed that our Jay, the good Jay, could win. Until about dinner time tonight, I even thought that he would.

But in the end, I did all that I could do, and that will have to suffice.

West Virginia missed a great opportunity today to elect a good and an honorable man; but the battle goes on.

EV