hey certainly can't show a record of successes to impress and convince the voters that they should, once again, vote Republican. With a third of the Senate and all of the 435 members of the House up for election there is a growing feeling that, barring "an October (or early November) surprise" there'll be a change of leadership on the Hill. And so the latest GOP ploy is to attempt to scare the hell out of the GOP partisans as to what would befall the United States should the Democrats take over. The accusations include enormous tax increases, national security impaired, and social polices being liberalized. With the exception of Carl Rove and a few of his cohorts, there is increasing anxiety among Republicans and the mood is decidedly downbeat.

Just two weeks before we vote, poll after poll is showing a growing number of GOP House incumbents very likely to lose their seats. The Democrats need to win fifteen more than they currently have and my guess would be that they'll gain 17 or 18. And in the Senate? A tougher task for the Democrats to gain the majority, but it is now possible. They need an added 6 seats to take control. Watch Ohio, Rhode Island, Montana and Pennsylvania for close races which could go either way.
What if fiscal conservatives sit this election out? It could happen. What if Evangelical Christians are dissatisfied with the Bush performance and stay home?
The Republican's corruption is uniting this country (Although I feel sure that when W stressed, ad nauseum, that he was a "uniter not a divider," he was not thinking about the corrupt ways of Jack Abramoff the party-linked lobbyist; Duke Cunningham the congressman from California who resigned for taking bribes or Tom Delay, the party's formerly powerful majority leader indicted in Texas and forced to resign. Then there's the Ohio Republican representative Bob Ney who, just a few days ago, pleaded guilty to making false statements about his relationship with Jack Abramoff. And very much in the news and disturbing many in red and blue state is Rep. Mark Foley of Florida, who resigned over explicit messages he sent to underage male House pages.
The election is just around the corner...and that can be an eternity in politics.