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It's looking more and more as if the Foley scandal is the final nail in the coffin for the Republican majority in the House, if not the Senate as well. To me, the House was up for grabs this year, and it all depended on whether the news cycle broke in favor of one party or the other in the weeks before the election. Last month, it seemed as if the tide was turning in favor of Republicans as the focus shifted to national security. But the Foley scandal, which has entered the mainstream and become fodder for late night comics, reinforces the idea that Republicans have simply been in charge for too long and have become drunk with power. Also, as far as voter turnout is concerned, national security is probably the one issue that the otherwise fed up conservative base will rally around Republicans on, but it's hard to think of something that will sap their enthusiasm more than a Republican congressman abusing his power to take advantage of teenage boys.