The road back to the majority

The worst thing about being a Democrat these days is that fear that we will be in the minority for many years to come. Given the results of the last election it almost seems that no matter how dishonest the Bush administration is, no matter how poorly it runs the war in Iraq, no matter how rapidly it drives our economy into a ditch, no matter how large the deficit becomes, Americans will stick with the Republicans. Even worse, there is the fear that even if voters did turn on the Republicans there are too few congressional seats up for grabs for Democrats to regain the majority.

But there's hope yet. Democrats just need to hold their current seats and pick up 14 more. If we help out and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee does its job, the following members of Congress are ripe for the picking:

• Tom DeLay (TX)- The stench of corruption has overwhelmed Congress' prime architect of sleaze. 2004 vote percentage= 55%.
• Randy "Duke" Cunningham (CA)- Already under investigation by the FBI and likely to soon be investigated by the House Ethics Committee, Duke might need to call in Coach K to win his next race. 2004 vote percentage= 58%.
• Don Sherwood (PA)- Just sued by a 29-year-old woman who claims he abused her during their five-year affair, this 64-year-old husband and father surely won't be duplicating his 2004 numbers. 2004 vote percentage= 93%.
• Bob Ney (OH)- Nearly every story about Jack Abramoff mentions this guy. 2004 vote percentage= 66%.
• J.D. Hayworth (AZ)- Also associated with Abramoff, Hayworth is probably a long-shot to defeat, but the Abramoff-DeLay odor is hanging around him now. 2004 vote percentage= 60%.
• John Doolittle (CA)- The Dr.'s ties to Abramoff could mean trouble. 2004 vote percentage= 65%.