I’ll be speaking to the Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council tomorrow morning at 7:30 (yikes!). Sen. Mark Herring and I will be talking about the efforts of the House and Senate Caucuses to increase the number of Democrats in the General Assembly.

In preparing for the speech, I am impressed by both the quality and the quantity of our Democratic candidates this year. In 2005, House Democrats had the best freshman class that anyone could remember–and it looks like our 2007 class could surpass that group.

Clearly, Democrats are energized. The Post reports this morning that “Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and House and Senate Democrats are far outpacing Republicans in the hunt for campaign cash.”

That’s great news. But it had better not get anyone feeling too confident at this point in the election cycle. My message tomorrow will be basically an echo the wonderful scene in Bull Durham.

The young phenom, “Nuke” LaLoosh, is in the middle of pitching a great game. But in the dugout, his mentor, “Crash” Davis, brings him back to earth. His fastball was up, his curveball was hanging. “Can’t you just let me enjoy the moment?” Nuke wonders. “The moment’s over,” Crash says.

So enjoy being ahead in the money race today. Then get back to work.