yee-hah!

Democrats take control of the Senate
WASHINGTON - Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994.

Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) gave Democrats their 51st seat in the Senate, an astonishing turnabout at the hands of voters unhappy with Republican scandal and unabated violence in Iraq.

Allen was the sixth Republican incumbent senator defeated in Tuesday's elections.

The Senate had teetered at 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans for most of Wednesday, with Virginia hanging in the balance. Webb's victory ended Republican hopes of eking out a 50-50 split, with Vice President Dick Cheney wielding tie-breaking authority.

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I still can't believe that it came so close, but thank goodness the good guys have finally won!

I am extremely grateful for our victories - hopefully, our country will start moving in a positive direction again with some checks and balances back in place. But i just cannot understand the masochism of the people who vote against their best interest in the face of overwhelming evidence of the repugs' evil-doings.

Let's hope this is the start of a trend of people paying attention to what is happening to our country!