[NittanyLion]

At what "magic number" will we have enough seats in the House and Senate to suddenly veer hard right? I hear people like yourself lament "If only we had the majority"...then it's "If only we had 60 seats". Will all discussion of politics go out the window once we have 60 seats? Suddenly the GOP will cease to worry about retaining those seats?

We're fooling ourselves to believe that's the case.

[lelio]

Suddenly the GOP will cease to worry about retaining those seats?

I'm beginning to think that Republicans are best when they are the minority party. That way they can stand up for limited government principles. Newt Gringrich used to be a hero of mine for standing up against spending -- now he's another one of the country club Republicans that's for more government spending.

And its not like the Democrats or any other political party are immune from this disease either.