I'm a Republican and want to see them win. I'm not a Rep. who rationalizes the relative disadvantage of the Republicans this year by seeing all manner of advantages to a loss, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if Dems. take office. For one thing, the president would feel at ease to veto the tax and spending raises sure to follow a Dem. victory. If the Dems. fail to control themselves, it may help return a Republican to the White House.

It's a comfort that the Dems. have absalutely no issues on which to run. None. Do you think the 98.5% of American citizens who don't get the minimum wage care about raising it and seeing their relative wages drop? Health care? Homosexual marriage? Iraq surrender? Why don't they just come out and say it if that's what the people want? A Dem. victory should not be interpreted as an endoresement of their policies.

In fact, if the Reps. lose, one can say it's because they weren't conservative enough as evidenced by Rep. base's grumbling over increased spending and the failure to control the border with Mexico.

The only thing that does concern me is the war. The fact that millions of Iraqis who held out hope for some kind of freedom will be handed over to the most evil people on Earth bothers me. It reminds me of similar US moves in Vietnam and Cuba-not exactly our shining moments. The lesson for the enemy: Americans can't tough out a difficult war. Their view of the West as spiritually hollow and morally weak would have been confirmed.