I predict that no matter what happens tomorrow, everyone will be sore. The Democrats have been acting like sore winners for some time, and if they win tomorrow, I think they can be depended upon to continue to be sore winners.

But if the Democrats lose, then they'll be really sore, and I mean so sore that it will be painful to watch. Because they believe so strongly in the polls, the predicted tsunami and the rest of it, if they lose they'll be certain to cry foul and in a big, big way. Why not? I mean, it's not as if they'll have anything to lose.

So, win or lose, count on the Democrats to be sore.

As to the Republicans, they've been so sore for so long that they can't stand their own party, their president, or each other. Social conservatives, economic conservatives, pork spenders, libertarians, neocons, crunchycons, RINOs, homocons, you name it, the big tent is so sore that it is even sore about being sore. If they lose, this collective soreness will get even worse (if such a thing is imaginable) because they'll be out of power and blame will set in. Everyone will blame everyone for everyone else's soreness, plus they'll all be sore at themselves for losing.

But if the Republicans win, likewise the soreness will only increase, because no one's agenda has been met, and these agendas can be depended upon to continue to be unmet. The base is mad at the people at the top, who want to sell out the base, and there's no consensus on anything. Winning will only heighten the complete lack of consensus.

I predict soreness, soreness, and more soreness.

I hope no one will get sore at me for pointing out the obvious. I'm just the messenger. I couldn't get any sorer if I tried, but I'll hold my very sore nose and vote, and like everyone else I'll be sore to celebrate the election results.