State of satisfaction with national results: Rather satisfied. Democrats have made gains!

State of satisfaction with local results: Not very. Democrats have made undeserved gains. In many instances, the Republican candidates were better. Straight-party tickets are for bitches.

So, the Democratic party is in control of the House. There have been only a handful of changes in power in the House in the past century, so this is a fairly big deal. I guess. 13 seats are still in play, but it's looking to me that, unless there's a surprise upset waiting in the absentee ballots, they'll be pretty evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

The Senate. We're waiting on Virginia. We're going to BE waiting on Virginia. I'm hoping that what with the FBI investigating voter-suppression tactics and whatnot, the GOP will not be much with the foul play with the recount. I don't really have much confidence in this, however.

AND, and and and -- Rumsfeld! Resigning! Or so I hear.