I’ll try not to gloat over the (at this time, apparent) Democratic victory in the House, and possible (but increasingly unlikely) victory in the Senate. (At this point it looks like a modest Republican victory in Missouri is going to lead to ao 50-50 split, with Cheney — or Lieberman — tipping the scales to the right. And that’s counting on surprise Democratic victories in Montana and Virginia!)

Right now I’m fixated on one incomprehensible fact: Mississippi re-elected Trent Lott! By an overwhelming margin!

*BANG* Ow! *BANG* Ow! *BANG* Ow! *BANG* Ow!

(That’s me beating my head against the wall.)