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I've really had to do some soul searching here myself this morning. And I really do see some positives that I didn't see last night.

I am a firm believer in the two-party system and for a long, long time, I haven't seen it functioning very well because the Dems were just so evil and willing to trash everything and everyone. That's still true, but I'm encouraged that even a handful of conservative democrats have been elected. They could be the Zell Millers and Sam Nunns of this generation. Remember our goal is conservatism (spiritual values), not party Republicanism. I've gotten so tied up in party in recent years that it's hard to remember that sometimes.

While the Dem leadership is radical, some incoming members are conservative or some variation thereof. Unless the Pelosi group just shuts them out, there will have to be some accommodation. Eventually.

Pelosi and Reid were very big last night on talking about working together. I've had to laugh. Pres. Bush came in saying the same thing and tried to do so. He only failed because the Dems wanted to trash his character to win the next election. Now that they're saying the same thing, I think that they're finally going to have to cooperate. Yes, they have the legislative power, but appearances are important and they have new more conservative members to work with. They have a challenge ahead.

The Dems have won on an empty platform. They were elected to produce. Produce what? Even they don't seem to know. If they don't "produce"--and do they even know what they need to do since they didn't run on ideas--in two years, it could bode poorly for their WH run in 2008. Voters do not hesitate to turn out incumbents as we saw last night.

I was encouraged while listening to Pat Caddell this morning. He said most Dems, and most certainly Pelosi and Reid, have misunderstood the polls. Most Americans do not want us to cut and run in Iraq. They want us to win. Until they see that, they will be working against the will of the majority of the American people while they pursue their anti-American agenda (those last are my words, not Caddell's).

If the Democrats pursue the "let's punish Pres. Bush" route, I think they will alienate the electorate who brought them to office. Voters only have to wait two years to give them feedback...

My own personal opinion is that as the Republican party has gotten more aligned with Christians, we as a party are more vulnerable to God's disciplining hand. Discipline is pretty awful while it is occurring. But God uses it to develop His people. I believe we are in a correcting mode. We are now rid of Foley and Abramoff (at great prices) and Chafee. I'm sure I'm forgetting others. In the long run, this is a good thing. We unfortunately lose wheat with the chaff.

God really is in control. He has already won the war. He allows the enemy to win skirmishes along the war in His march toward His final victory.