51.   The environment will be a major issue confronting Republican freshmen this fall.

52.   The House is dominated by the Republican freshmen and the conservative leadership, while the Senate Republican membership is more moderate.

53.   The new Democratic nominee will face a Republican freshman, Rep. Greg Ganske, whom the Democrats would badly like to beat.

54.   The Republican freshmen are learning the lures of PAC money.

55.   The Republican freshmen, seemingly only in half-jest, suggested on Thursday locking the three leaders in a room until they resolved their budget differences.

56.   The Republican freshman class has made Rush Limbaugh, the godfather of conservative gab, an honorary member.

57.   The Republican freshmen seem acutely aware of their own transience, especially since they all advocate term limits.

58.   The Washington state delegation offers the Democrats some of the best hunting in the nation, with six Republican freshmen all facing serious challenges.

59.   They were joined by most Republican freshmen, who have been adamant about keep the government closed.

60.   To be sure, some analysts say Democrats will succeed in painting Republican freshmen as extremists and send them into oblivion.