That can't be said too often. I lurked on Free Republic in'98, and I remember tons of "How sweet its going to be" posts. Mid term election jinx, plus second term jinx, plus major scandal jinx. How many seats would we gain in the House? Twenty was the consensus minimum. Instead we lost seats, because the Dems were not dreaming and posting -- they were working desperately to stave off defeat. They are this year too, and we have to out work them.