[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

You've got it. Also, 6 years of hatred from the Dems wore down the moderates who wanted a change from all the vitriol.

Also, if conservatism did not win on Tuesday, can the author of this article tell me which Dem candidates won by running on a liberal agenda? None. The only thing close was the out-of-Iraq demand. Other than that, most Dems who won are fairly conservative compared to the Pelosi wing of the asylum. In fact, did anyone notice how quiet and unseen Pelosi was for the last two or three weeks before the election? Where was the Hollywood crowd and their oh-so-insightful pronouncements on Letterman and the other DNC shills?

I think Rush is right. What happened Tuesday was a cleansing of RINOs. Some conservatives went down because of the left unleashed the dogs of war in their effort to assassinate their characters.

Hatred of mischaracterized candidates or of the "status quo" (which has been fairly to the left) drove most of this election. Not love of liberalism.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Phony conservatism won the day on Tuesday. Your brand and my brand of conservatism lost.