This time tomorrow.

The networks will be buzzing with election results. Wherever Tim Russert is, thats where I am going to be watching. I like Meet the Press, and think he will provide the best overall picture.

I hope as many incumbents as possible lose. I fear not enough will. The thing that will be very interesting is that Nancy Pelosi will most likely become the Speaker of the House. Something that most every Republican fears. The sad thing about this is, Texas loses.




OH What might have been had the idiots Tom Craddick and Tom Delay not gerrymandered the U.S. House districts. You see, the great champion of Texas Agriculture and former Congressman Charlie Stenholm would have been the ranking Democrat and thus taken the over as Speaker of the United States house of Representatives. A great point my good friend Helmut pointed out.

Charlie was the victim of narrow minded partisan greed. Craddick, the current Republican Speaker of the Texas House was eager to screw the Democrats out of that long held seat centered around Abilene. He manipulated it so his own district around Midland-Odessa could have their own U.S. Congressional district and lumped Abilene and Lubbock together. Charlie put up a fight, but the lockstepping Republican Randy Neugebauer beat him. And thus, they traded a farmer with a great record for nothing. I think the U.S. House and the people could have benefited greatly from the leadership of Charlie Stenholm, Texas Tech graduate and Stamford native. Instead we get the brawling and controversial liberal from California.



Ask any West Texas Republican and they will tell you it was a good thing. But deep down they know they are wrong. Especially if they own a farm.