I agree with this. We were all hoping the Democrats had not succeeded in their deceptions but the truth is that many GOP who court the Democratic media and also responsible for this result as well as a Republican Congress with no cohesive message. The biggest mistake was committed by the White House who ceded the ground on WMDs, even though we found them, who ceded the ground on Saddam's involvement with terrorism, if though it is clear he was involved. They ceded ground after the Iraqi elections, they ceded ground everywhere on the War on Terror issue. The refused to provide a cohesive message on immigration, they dealt with the Foley issue badly and did attack the Democrats hard enough across the board. What we see here is that the Democrat tactic of attack attack attack worked especially when we have a weak White House which refused to respond when our soldiers were slandered over and over again. This I think is what cost us the vote. How can someone support a war when we are interrogating prisoners in lazy boys while our soldiers are being imprisoned without due process for alleged atrocities in Iraq. We can also thank contrarian talk shows for blurring the lines being Democrats and Republicans over single issues. All these things broke the dam for us this election and the whole party and conservatives had better wise up because the Democrats have learned something here and that is running candidates that are more conservative helps them win. Liebermann won even while supporting the War. It wasn't the war so much as the President who failed to continue to make the case for it.
Well put.... the other side keeps accusing, attacking and placing republicans in a position of defensive/apologetic posturing...that is never a way to win.