WASHINGTON -- I was sitting down in my room the other day, reflecting. I was on the verge of breaking down and crying. Sometimes, it all adds up and it eats away at you. The last month has been depressing to say the least. First, we heard the tragic news that Senator Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) died. One of the last great men in the senate, Wellstone was part of a dying breed -- a politician who stood by his beliefs no matter what the cost. Then, the Republicans took over Congress in what was a humiliating defeat for the Democrats....