Republicans in Congress have been reduced to the argument that they are the lesser of two evils. All the wonderful promises they made in 1994 in order to gain control of Congress have been pissed away. Even if the Democrats remain worse, Joe Scarborough makes the telling point that they're no longer that much worse. Which is a devastating commentary on just how bad the Republicans have become.
If you keep re-electing Republican majorities regardless of what depths they fall to, regardless of how much wasteful spending they engage in, regardless of how high they run up the deficit, regardless of what new entitlements they approve, regardless of how many "Bridges to Nowhere" they build, regardless of how they trample on our freedom of speech, etc., etc., then don't be surprised if they continue in that mode. After all, it works to get them re-elected, which is all that really matters to most of them.
As Benjamin Franklin said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
The Pubbies in Congress have done the Animal Farm thing on spending. Their loss in 2006 of the House has some merit. In fact, it might help the Pubbie candidate for Prez in 2008, since the responsibility for what ails the public square would be shared. But, but, I can't quite go there. This RINO is too cautious ... it may be a deer in the headlights thingie.
Well, that one and the Mary McCarthy quote about Lillian Hellman (who used to be a leftwingnut hero).