[Arkinsaw]

Personally, I would rather have the Republicans in control of both the House and Senate with the Log Cabins on board, rather than a Democratically-controlled Congress. But that's just me.

Practicality is not always the reigning sentiment. I know in my state we had the most conservative voting Senator ever. Seriously, he was a straight down the line conservative voter 100%.

But he got a divorce and married an aide.

Conservatives espoused their disapproval and sat at home on election day. They felt good about themselves.

But no matter how good and moral they felt about their inaction, the end result was still Mark Pryor in the Senate where we will never get him out....one less anti-abortion vote....one more vote against conservative judges and nominees.....and way less than a 100% conservative voting record.

Personally, I think it would have been better to send the candidate a strongly worded personal note stressing utter distaste for his divorce and then vote for the way he represents your beliefs in the Senate via his voting record. But thats just me I guess.

[valkyrieanne]

Practicality is not always the reigning sentiment. I know in my state we had the most conservative voting Senator ever. Seriously, he was a straight down the line conservative voter 100%. But he got a divorce and married an aide. Conservatives espoused their disapproval and sat at home on election day. They felt good about themselves.

That's the kind of thing I'm talking about. The Republican Party is not a church. It's not a "shining city on a hill." I expect my reps to vote lower taxes, smaller government, and keep their hands out of the till. I'm not interested in monitoring their sex lives that occur within the parameters of the law.