investigations sure aren't.

The House has extraordinary powers.  At the very least, the Republican agenda will be held in check.  Even if we don't get the Senate, the S.Ct. is much safer today than it was yesterday, and we've got two very frail liberal Justices on the Court right now.

This is a great victory.  There's no pretending otherwise.

Now is the time to savor the victory and gather some strength for the battle to put the pressure on our elected representatives to govern wisely and the effort to lay the groundwork for our next victory in 2008.