We're too honorable to get down in the mud and dirty ourselves. And hey, my own historically 90+% Pubbie district just lost our (R), too.
It's one thing to get in the mud, yet another to grow a spine... Hastert and Frist have both been spineless.
The conservatives biggest problem. Do we maintain the moral high ground or let ourselves be brought down to the Dems level. Not the easy choice it seems sometimes.