Let's hope he's prophetic...

Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie was in town last week, pinning high hopes on the state of Washington according to The Stranger.

"Washington is a priority for Republicans in the 2004 elections, Gillespie said, describing the state as "ground zero" in the party's efforts to maintain control of the U.S. Senate, expand its governorships, and reelect President Bush in 2004."

Well, Ed, if you're going to tie those races together, I feel pretty encouraged. While we re-elect Patty Murray and put any of our excellent gubenatorial candidates in Olympia, we'll watch Bush go down in flames here in the upper left corner - and if we're "ground zero," you're about to see all your plans blow up.

I'm feeling better than ever about snagging another House seat, too.