"This entire discussion would be moot anyway had the Republicans just stuck to a solid conservative agenda."
I believe you are right on the money here. I too wil be voting Republican....but only because there is no one better in the races in my area.
I think a better term for the cut-n-runners would be the hold-n-my-noser's.
Common Sense... If you feel that a more Conservative agenda would have guaranteed GOP stays in charge then obviously you fail to consider the Independents as the swing vote in this country... The Democrats got their meat hooks in the Independents with the hate Bush mantra that is why Republicans are having a hard time ... NOT BECAUSE REPUBLICANS are giving them a hard time... .Get real. I said before this country is only about 30 percent true conservative... You would never win a single election on those terms period.