In the interest of full disclosure, here's the wildly inaccurate prediction I made back in February about the outcome of the mid-terms. For months now, as the Republicans' doom has become increasingly apparent, I've been itching to change my bet that they would manage to hang on to both houses, but I figure the whole point of making bold predictions is to be gloriously right or spectacularly wrong. In this case it's also worth looking at how specifically I miscalculated: underrating Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), thinking the Democrats would need some semblance of a Contract With America, not allowing for the possibility that the GOP would lose the Senate as well, and so on. Since prophets are supposed to be blind or simple-minded or hermits or something, I'm just as happy not to be a reliable source of betting tips.

I'm still on with my Bill Richardson-at-the-top-of-the-Dem-08-ticket prophecy, however.