[Austin Willard Wright]

Let's have a bet. I bet that Dubya's current strategy of me tooism will lead to a "loss" of seats in both the House and the Senate in the 2002 election just like similar polices led to congrssional losses the 1996 election. The Machevillian, me too policy you support has been shown to be a loser at the polls over and over again. Do you want to take my bet?

[Austin Willard Wright]

P.S. You worry about Hillary imposing socialism but what about Bush? In his one and half years, he has successfully imposed (or will shortly impose) more socialist policies (tariffs, farm subsidies, foreign aid increases, mental health parity, prescription drug socialization, Americorps increases, CFR, etc) than Clinton was ever to accomplish in his whole eight years!

[GraniteStateConservative]

I bet that history will repeat itself as it did during Reagan's 1st term, too, and Bush will lose seats during his first midterm (only FDR escaped the jinx). Same outcome, different reason. Bush losing seats this fall can't be attributed to his moderation.

[Theodore R.]

What you are saying is that Senators Carnahan, Johnson, and Wellstone are "safe" and Senators Hutchinson and Smith are the likely losers.