Hitler came to power in Germany because many Germans felt like "staying at home."
What's with this sudden penchant for "divided government" among certain conservatives?
What they don't seem to understand is that it ain't Tip O'Neil's Democrat party anymore.
It's Pelosi's.
If these conservatives expect "vigorous" debate and a satisfying compromise, they are sadly, delusionally mistaken.
Today's Democrat party is in danger of becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Moveon.org and the far-left nutroots blogtards like Atrios and Kos. Victory in November for the current crop of Democrats is only going to enhance the power of the hard-left fringe, to the detriment of not just that party, but the country as a whole.
We'll get impeachment hearings, obstructionism, progressive "wish list" bills that will be deposited on the notoriously veto-averse President Bush's desk, and a steady stream of MSM and pop culture nonsense about how the Left is back.
Dreaming of a Roe v. Wade reversal? Well, roll back over and hit the snooze bar, because if the Democrats gain seats in the Senate, you can FORGET about another conservative Supreme Court nomination and confirmation because its NOT going to happen.
I agree with all of my disgruntled fellow conservatives that the GOP is, shall we say, less than satisfactory on many issues and in many ways. But, my friends? The proposed cure (divided government, with today's Democrats in charge of Congress) would be far worse than the disease.