For the first time in almost 22 years, a Democrat has the chance to overthrow Jim Inhofe and take a rightful place in the US Senate.

For the first time, in almost that entire time, I have donated actual dollars to a state political campaign.

From everything I've read and heard about and from Rice, he seems like a genuinely righteous candidate and a diehard supporter for Barack Obama. This would be an outstanding victory over the Republican scourge in this state.

More to come. It looks like the conservative infestation of our government might actually be coming to an end.

And it's about damned time.