Gary's Prediction On Upcoming Congressional Elections

House of Representatives:  A pickup of 43 seats for the Republicans.

Senate: A pickup of 8 seats for the Republicans.  There is an outside chance that the Republicans could grab up to eleven seats here, but that would take some doing.  The solid picks are Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and West Virginia.  That's right, West Virginia.  It'll take some effort in Nevada and California and what the heck is going on in Alaska?  If Murkowski is elected as a write-in what would she be considered?  An independent?  And what's the deal between Todd Palin and Joe Miller?

Anyway, I don't necessarily see a majority in the Senate as a good thing for the Republicans.  If we controlled both houses of Congress, it would be too easy for Obama to have a scape goat going into the 2012 presidential campaign.  But eight solid seats would definitely help in blocking a lot of the stupdity that is currently going on.