Like Watching the SuperBowl (or a Train Wreck)


Either way, it's damned exciting.
Of course, I'm talking neither about the SuperBowl nor a train wreck; I'm talking about the mid-term elections, if you'll pardon the metaphor.
("It's not a metaphor. It's a simile, to be precise." -extremely obscure movie quote)

Right Now (14:30 UTC 8/11/06) the vote count isn't final. And who controls the Senate is unknown.
Of the 2 chambers, the House is now decidedly Blue. The Senate is still undecided. The Reds had it, the Blues wanted it. The Blues needed to take 6 seats from the Reds.
So far, the Blues got 4 out of 6. That leaves 2 seats to go.

Even more gripping is the fact it's all about gaining the majority. But how many makes a majority? Depends on the color. For Blues, it's simple: they need those 2 seats. For Reds, however, it only takes 1 more seat. If the Reds keep so much as 1 of the 2 remaining seats up for grabs, all winnings thus far are for naught: Reds win.
If both available seats go Blue, Blues win.

For the Blues to win all 6 seats needed to take Senate control is...well, as Blue Senator Chuck Schumer ranks it: "It is like pulling a straight flush." Time will tell, but so far, it's looking like only a fraction of 1% of votes, in both undecided states (Virginia & Montana), is all that lies between a Red or Blue Senate. Yup, like I said, damned exciting.

Oh, and another 'contest': to whomever first correctly identifies the movie mentioned above, we'll send some Czech version of a doorprize. Good luck.