[Ol' Sparky]

What happened in 2006 is that Republicans betrayed conservatives and suffered the consequences. Unfortunately, the didn't learn their lesson. Apparently, they are going to have lose in 2008 to realize they must return to the principles of Reagan to be a majority party. So be it.

And, one could argue things have been better with gridlock and Republicans losing Congress. Suddenly, there is a lot less spending and Republicans and Bush are suddenly pushing for less spending. Funding for the Iraq war and even abstinence in public schools have continued. So, I see no negative results from the 2006 election except for the fact the Republicans have yet to learn conservatism wins elections.

[TitansAFC]

Actually, my FRiend, I see a bit of angry payback in the works.

Remember that it was the fiscal Conservatives, not the SoCons, who stayed home in 2006 over the spending - add to that the fact that Independents saw the party as corrupt and scandal-ridden. I think Rudy911 is just the Fiscal Cons’ way of “punishing” the SoCons and Second Amendment folks. Just listen to them on any blog, even FR, and you’ll think that the single greatest problem with America is the “iron grip” the Religious Right has on the GOP.

How better to marginalize the Cultural/Moral/Social/Gun Conservatives than to run an avowed enemy of theirs in the primaries - win the primary - and then win the Presidency?

No. There is far more need to beat Rudy911 than to beat Hillary. There is an entire movement at stake - not just the 2008 election.