I can’t believe that by the time you read this column there will be only seven more days until Election Tuesday.

I know for sure that I will be staying up late Tuesday night, and I sure won’t be listening to ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN for election analysis.

This will be one of the most important House and Senate votes in recent memory. As for me, I am becoming more and more cautiously optimistic that the Republicans will retain control of both Houses.

Why do I say this? I know there are liberals out there who are gloating right now, and I think that is a sign of overconfidence.

Remember all the noise when Joe Lieberman lost in the primaries to Ned Lamont? Everyone was crowing how it was the end of the pro-war politicians. Where is Lieberman now? I think he is 15 or more points ahead of Lamont in most polls. Oops. Any of you liberals have an explanation for that turnaround?

The same phenomenon is happening in Tennessee, where Republican Bob Corker is making a strong comeback against the Democratic candidate, Harold Ford Jr.

A race that the media have claimed as a Republican loss now has a good chance of the GOP keeping another Senate seat.

It’s the same momentum taking place in the races in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Jersey and Montana.

Even John Murtha might have a tough fight over his House seat. Better keep the champagne on ice a little longer, Dems.

You can tell the Republicans are staging a comeback by just listening to the rabid ranting and raving coming from the media and the Democrats that the Republicans are failing at all points.[an error occurred while processing this directive]