As the nation watches the polls back east for the first indications that the nation is turning against President Obama's regime, there is huge news out of several places throughout Texas today, as local government officials in three counties announce intentions to switch parties.

That's Democrat local officials who are becoming Republicans, folks.

Fed up with the national Democratic Party's leadership and viewpoints, local government officials in Palo Pinto, Hardin, and McCulloch counties are switching parties.  The Texas GOP assured a group of bloggers today that this isn't over, either - rumors abound that over 70 local gov't officials statewide will switch parties in time for the primary election cycle, which kicks off with filing in December.

Full info on what's happening in Palo Pinto, Hardin, and McCulloch can be found here.