[SirLinksalot]

All I'm saying is be realistic. This isn't going to be a good year for us.

Exactly... but note -- don't be too pessimistic as well. I suspect these talk of a major landslide that will give Congress ( both upper and lower house ) to the Dems are widely over-optimistic.

My personal read is -- GOP still controls both houses, albeit with diminished majorities.

This will be good for 2008. It'll teach the GOP that if they campaign as conservatives, they have to put their money where their mouth is and if they campaign on keeping a high ethical standard in office, they darn well better be ethical. I can't tell you how much time we've wasted on issues like Abramoff, Delay and Foley.

Also, I'd really love to see the Uber-Rino Lincoln Chafee go and Joe Lieberman win. That'll show the left how un-attractive their foolish cut-and-run position is with the American people.

[napscoordinator]

My personal read is -- GOP still controls both houses, albeit with diminished majorities.

This will be good for 2008. It'll teach the GOP that if they campaign as conservatives,



My thoughts exactly. However, I am a bit worried about the Presidential race for 2008. People like to switch presidential parties much more than Congress and House. Normally Republicans get 12 years before the switch, but not sure if we will get it this time. We might end up with a one term democrat and then switch back. It would be completely foolish to ever say we will NEVER have a democratic President again. I would say that it is possible to NEVER have a democratic house again especially if we do survive this round. Senate goes back and forth all the time. Your thoughts?

[zbigreddogz]

I think we'll hold the Senate, I doubt we'll hold the House, but I don't think we'll lose it by more then 3-5 seats.

That could actually be the best outcome in a strange way. I'm a huge critic of the "win by losing" idea, but I do think them taking the House, barely, will be good for us in 2008.

That said, I'll take my chances with holding it if possible, but we shouldn't throw ourselves off a cliff if they take the house.