[glock rocks]

To those that were sure putting the Dems in charge of congress was going to teach the Republicans something. Well?

We should rebuild the grassroots conservative movement. From the Reagan Revolution of 1980 through the Contract with America in 1994, it was this movement from outside Washington that carried us to the first center-right majority governing coalition in more than 60 years.

The problem has not been with conservatism or with our voters.

The problem has been with Republican leaders who forgot who elected them and what values their supporters expected to see implemented in Washington.

-- Newt Gingrich, 11-13-2006

[ChildOfThe60s]

My only point here is that if our goal was for the Republican party in DC to have some sort of epiphany by losing the election, it was a dismal failure. It appears that, for the most part, they are thinking just the opposite. They are saying they need to move further away from conservative principles, not closer.

I have no answer, even in retrospect. But I believe that even if we took the RINOs into a dark room and beat them with billy clubs, we'd still be pissing into the wind as regards having them get the message.