[Wallace T.]

We did not win by any stretch of the imagination. Rather, the GOP, as well as conservative talk radio and Internet sites and the pro-life movement, has been shown as impotent. Both the executive and legislative branches of government blinked rather than deal with the overreach of the judiciary. Despite the concerted efforts of Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Hewitt, and many others and despite the opposition of the Catholic Church and Christian Right leaders like Robertson and Kennedy, the liberals won.

Like it or not, people don't side with losers. Harold Stassen, though a bright and once youthful politician, became a stale joke after losing several primaries. Many pro-lifers and conservatives will drop out of the process. OTOH, the liberals and their political and cultural networks will be energized. Prepare for the Presidency and the Congress to revert to the Democrats. I wish I could be more optimistic.

[Sam Cree]

"Rather, the GOP, as well as conservative talk radio and Internet sites and the pro-life movement, has been shown as impotent."

I think the blinking applies to the politicians of the Repub Party, who have a track record of blinking, not to the bloggers and talk folks. But as Eisenhower said to JFK, if you're going to war, go to win. Otherwise, don't go.

However, I think there will be some negative resonance for the Dems on this, too. At what level of brain damage are you allowed to kill your spouse? If her mental level is that of a 3 year old? Maybe 2 or 1?

[Matchett-PI]

"I wish I could be more optimistic."

You don't appear to be the type.