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There’s a couple of thing I want you to remember —

In 1936, FDR was elected in the largest landslide ever.  In 1938, after cutting back on government spending like the Republicans wanted him to do, Democrats lost 71 seats, the biggest loss ever.

In 1966, after a landslide victory, Lyndon Johnson lost 47 seats.

In 1982, after a landslide victory, Reagan lost 30 seats.

This is what happens.  It’s how it works.

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We’re through here until 10:00.  We’ll be back on at 10:00.

It’s a rout.  We need to start circling the wagons.  What Texas needed was a candidate who was a witch.  We could have gotten out the vote if we had a witch.

If you give a person a choice between voting for a Republican or voting for a Democrat who says he’ll vote like a Republican, they will vote for the real Republican every damn time.

The difference between Republicans and Democrats came better in focus for me tonight.  Two years ago, I felt awe-struck over our victory.  I felt the tremendous responsibility that brought.  If my GOP counterpoint here tonight were any more smug, he’d drown in a  rainstorm.  I have felt the need to remind him that Newt Gingrich is now unemployed and Tom DeLay’s job is “defendant.”

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I just heard that Rick Perry is having his election party at the TDS Big Game Ranch.

Y’all, is he Kenyan?

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I’m here at the teevee station blogging right now.  It’s pretty exciting.

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Okay, Dudes and Dudettes, Juanita is in the field today offering certificates for free backrubs to everyone who votes.  She’ll check in from time to time if something cool happens, but please feel free to tell us what’s happening in your area in the comment section.

We also accept predictions, jokes, and barbequed crow.  Have a ball!

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“Okay, Buckeroos and Buckerettes, we got some bad news on the horizon in Texas.  Rick Perry is pondering on being President.  Of the United States of America.  You know, the same United States he wants to secede from.  Just trying to figure that out ought to hurt your head.”

Perry has penned a book with national themes to be released a mere 13 days after the election. You can pre-order your copy of “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington” in hardback or a virtual version for your Kindle.

GOP superstar of yore Newt Gingrich wrote the forward for the book. The former House speaker’s name has also been floated as a possible 2012 presidential nominee.

“Rick Perry is George Bush without the intelligence and charisma.  However, he is so slick that he can’t keep his socks up.  When someone once asked me to say something nice about Rick Perry, all I could come up with is that as far as I know he’s never purposefully had body odor.”

Now, what else Rick has planned might be what Bill White suggests —

White also figures Perry’s positioning himself to be a Sarah Palin-style rightwing commentator and author.

“Why else would he be writing a book rather than writing a balanced budget for the state,” White said.

It’s no secret that Texas, in spite of its success in job creation, is expected to have a shortfall in state government coffers of $18 billion or more.

Perry campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier apologetically declined a request for an interview with the governor.

“You know,” Juanita says, “I would think that a man who got rich off the public teat, won’t speak to the media,  and wants the taxpayers to fund his swanky lifestyle would never dream of getting elected President.  Then I remember George Bush.”

It could happen.