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As an activist here in Georgia, maybe I can shed a little light on the subject. Democrats, especially in the State Senate, had been basically told to tow the party line with a gun held to their head. The first two to switch last week, Dan Lee and Don Cheeks, had been screwed by their own party through redistricting. Cheeks even had the majority leader Charles Walker (who lost) recruit someone to run against him in the primary. I don't know the story on the third guy, but Jack Hill today has been one of the most conservative democrats for quite a while. These guys are conservatives, and if it took the 2002 election to push them over, so be it. It strips Mark Taylor of his power so it has to be good. Also, our newly elected governor, Sonny Perdue was a democrat until 1998.

Remember, in 1998 when the Republican members of the Senate (24 at the time) asked Taylor for fairness in committee assignments, his response was, "Cry me a river." Well, Mark...hope you like cutting ribbons at supermarket openings.

When you plant thorns bushes, you get stuck.

How are the voters reacting to the switches? Are they ok with them or are they angry?