[af_vet_rr]

Perhaps true, but I have yet to see a single story or post displaying the kind of apocalyptic "derangement syndrome" that the Democrats massively displayed after their loss of the last presidential election.

The Republicans lost like adults, the Democrats like the spoiled brats they are.

Exactly. We aren't running around wondering what to do.

In fact, many of us see this as a chance to clean house and get rid of the RINOs. Not only do I hope to see the RINOs who lost replaced with true Conservatives in the next election, I'd like to see RINOs still in office have Conservative candidates run against them in 2008 and 2010.

This is a golden opportunity, one we haven't had in a long time, to reboot the GOP, so to speak. No more do we have to listen to the liberal branch of the GOP beg and plead for us to support RINOs or else the Democrats will take over - the Democrats did take over, and now that it's behind us, we can move on to 2008 and 2010. The liberal side of the GOP can either follow our lead or risk the Democrats staying in power (or gaining more power). They have the choice, and I think we'll see where people truly stand come 2008 and 2010.

[Wonder Warthog]

"No more do we have to listen to the liberal branch of the GOP beg and plead for us to support RINOs or else the Democrats will take over - the Democrats did take over..."

You left off one important point--for the most part, the Democrats who won did it by making conservative noises. Which should shut up those who try to argue that the Republicans would have won if they'd only been "more moderate" (aka liberal).