"I wish to put to rest the speculation about my political intentions at this time." So said the Republican Governor to Senator Conrad in North Dakota. Nice, another failure for Liddy Dole and Karl Rove in the recruitment area. Every single thinking Republican out there can sense the blood-letting year up ahead for the GOP. I don't see how they get Capito in WV either, given Byrd's popularity. Mark Kennedy and Kathleen Harris are the best of the Republican recruitment so far. Weak, the both of them-- and they are giving us the best shot of the decade at picking up those two House seats they are leaving. Who knows, maybe Capito will become clueless-- we'd pick up that House seat too. If Reid and the DSCC could come though with a strong candidate in Nevada, the possibility of taking the Senate comes into reach.