I do hope that the Christian conservative community can see what is obvious; that the media has launched a deliberate campaign to demoralize them, and to depress their turnout. There is absolutely no excuse for those concerned about values sitting this one out in some misguided attempt to punish the GOP and send a message. Justice Stevens or Ginsburg could very well retire in the next two years, and that would mean we have a chance to (if Roberts and Alito turn out as promised) finally right the Court. If however, the Dems control the Senate, then a conservative nominee will be filibustered. And even if the GOP retains a slim majority, a filibuster may still succeed, though at least then we'd have a chance.
And all those concerned about President Bush and the Senate's far left immigration agenda should remember that the only reason that awful McKennedy bill isn't law right now is because of the steadfastness of the House.
Yes, the GOP has screwed up a lot of things. Yes, power corrupts, but the alternative is sufficiently frightening, and they have done enough good things, to warrant conservatives and Republicans sending them back to Congress.
And I should have pointed out that even though the Senate did pass the awful amnesty bill, almost all of the opposition in that body came from conservative Republicans, like Talent, Santorum, and even Burns. So losing them would almost certainly mean three less votes to make the superior House approach law.