I've been a bit discouraged about the presidential election in November but feel a bit more encouraged now. I didn't think the conservative wing of the Party would ever accept John McCain primarily because of his joining with Ted Kennedy to try to pass a bill in the congress that would give amnesty to illegal aliens already in the US. I believe, after the very successful convention in St. Paul, though, that we have a chance to keep the White House in Republican hands. Even the doom and gloom being spread by the mainstream press about our losing seats in the senate and house may have been over exaggerated.

I recall discussions we had here on Mudcat about the elections in 2000 and 2004 and, as some of you may recall, I was feeling pretty "down" and feared that Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004 might beat Bush. It didn't turn out that way, though, and 2008 may prove to be a repeat.

I feel good now.

DougR