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Other than that, it is a blessing that Forrester lost, and lost big. He proudly ran as a "moderate" - - even said so in his radio ads - - and the GOP needs a "moderate" to win an election like a hole in the head. Let this landslide loss by Forrester send a strong message to other linguini-spined Republicans who think they can win by urinating on the conservative base....

I agree. The RINOs proclaimed that we needed a RINO to win in NJ. Well, it looks like ol' Dougy did 2% better than Schundler with a lot more money to spend. So much for that theory.

Next time, can we put up a candidate that conservatives can get behind vigorously? If we're going to go down, I'd rather go down fighting behind a candidate who is a pulls-no-punches conservative--rather than just another RINO loser.

If we're going to go down, I'd rather go down fighting behind a candidate who is a pulls-no-punches conservative--rather than just another RINO loser.

But it's not just that.

Elections are not just about winning - they are also about changing the minds of the voters.

And it takes time, and patience.

It took 16 years to go from Goldwater to Reagan.

The harmful effects of running a RINO go beyond losing - it alters the terms of the public debate - to the Left.

It changes the perception of non political junkies as to what constitutes respectable opinion.

And, of course, it discourages a lot of good people from becoming active in the first place.

It's true, for example, that if a Republican acceptable to us ran for the Senate from Maine next time, the seat would be lost.

But the major reason it would be lost is that Maine voters have never heard from Susan Collins why they should vote for a Republican.

It will take time to take back the country by voting.

But to start, good candidates have to run - and lose.

It is so ironic, or God must have a strange sense of humor, that New Jersey is one of the best states currently to be a Traditional Catholic. I base this on the amount and availability of Tridentine Masses in the state and also on the less intrusive homeschool laws. It seems that there is an inverse relationship between the politics and the religious culture going on here.

I hope the homeschool laws continue to fly under the radar with Corzine et al.