Election Night #1

As a responsible polisci student, I am making my own Election Day 2006 predictions. As a responsible Democrat, I’m not getting too optimistic. I may want to hang the President, Vice-President, Secretary Rumsfeld, Senator Frist, Speaker Hastert, and Rep. Boehner by their entrails and say, “This is not unlike what you’ve done to America.” I remain unconvinced that the rest of America feels similarly.

Everyone is downplaying the impact that Saddam Hussein’s conviction is going to have on the election, I think. It will have an impact for these two reasons: 1) It’s the kind of news that travels fast, and 2) It’s the kind of news that’s easy to understand.

Christopher’s Predictions:

-Dems gain 12-15 House seats, but do not take control

-Dems gain only two Senate seats

-Cantwell wins 55-45

-Reichert barely scratches by in the WA 8th

-Our uniquely fabulous congressman, Brian Baird, will keep his seat and rise in seniority

-In Ohio, Brown beats DeWine 55-45

-In Penn, Casey beats Santorum 57-43

-In Virginia, Allen beats Webb 50-50

-In Missouri, Talent beats McCaskill 50-50

-In Montana, Burns beats Tester 52-48

-In Conn, the Great Bitch crushes both Lamont and Schlesinger

-In RI, Chafee beats Whitehouse 55-45

-In Tenn, Corker beats Ford 53-47

-Rahm Emmanuel is going to look like a royal ass

-So is Chuck Schumer but to a lesser extent

-The Republicans are still going to have no idea what to do about Iraq

Today's First Musical Insight:

"Why do you build me up (build me up), buttercup baby, just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around?"