WISHES FOR A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP... BOW TO REALITY

............. "As a result of all this, polls taken far in advance of an election are worse than useless; they are in fact deceptive. Now if you are a partisan liberal Democrat - which is what most members of the media are - it is comforting to allow the wish for a Democratic victory to become father to the thought. As election day nears, however, reality forces you to take a closer look and begin to rely on facts rather than hopes.

This is what we are seeing now. That much touted Democratic victory that would sweep Nancy Pelosi into the Speaker's chair, and perhaps even make Harry Reid Majority leader of the Senate - once considered by the media savants as all but certain developments - now appears a lot less than certain - a lot less."............... Read on.