Foul mood

I woke up in a foul mood this morning -- or maybe this article from the NY Times is what put me in a bad mood:

In a year when Democrats hope to take control of the House of Representatives, New York would appear to be fertile ground for toppling Republican incumbents. Democrats have a statewide edge in enrollment, and a popular incumbent, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, is at the top of the party’s ticket.

In fact, just a few months ago, Democrats envisioned significant gains in New York, perhaps picking up as many as four seats, possibly even five. But that goal now seems increasingly remote, and there is an emerging consensus among political analysts that the party’s best chance for capturing a Republican seat is the battle to succeed Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert, one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, who is retiring.

I'm beginning to fear that the Bush aunschluss is taking its toll, and the potential for taking one or both Houses of Congress is slipping through our fingers. The good news is that Matt Stoller's projections for Congress keep getting rosier -- he's now projecting a 15 to 23 seat pickup. Fifteen is what we need.