In all fairness, while we did control both houses, the margins were very thin. the RINOs prevented alot of what a truly conservative congress could have done.
Your side may find that out soon- If the new crop of democrats (which campaigned as moderate/conservative) are true to their promises (which I don't expect, BTW), you will soon have a nice bunch of DINOs pulling y'all to the right.
That being said, it is what they didn't do that damned them.
Bruce
I disagree. The worst thing in the world to happen to the Republicans would be gay marriage banned everywhere and abortion banned everywhere. The NE liberal Republicans would leave over it, and the western libertarians would leave over it, and the social conservatives having gotten what they want, would be less motivated to vote and organize.
It's in the Republican Party's best interest for the issue to be up in the air.
Thanks for your reply. In fairness, I would ask the same question of the Democrats who were in power as well. Why not settle the issue legislatively once and for all? I think your answer is the same as mine would be.
We have moderate Dems in this new crop. And I definitely think there's been a pull to the CENTER. the question is, is that where most voters are, within one or two degrees of the center on either side of it? I believe so.
So I'm not sure your Repubs were "damned" so much as the majority-middle finally spoke definitively.