[Let_It_Be_So]

“Roundabout that time we’ll see the GOP rediscover its moral compass in time to retake Congress in 2010.”

You’ve reiterated the conservative conventional “wisdom” of course. And it’s possible this scenario will play out as you stated it. After all, the voters elected a Republican congress in ‘94, right?

However, as you no doubt know, the electorate re-elected Bill Clinton in ‘96, over Dole, even after living through fours years of Clinton’s first term, and even after witnessing the implementation of a major portion of the Contract With America.

I’m not at all confident Republicans can pull it off a second time. We’ll see.

[LTCJ]

However, as you no doubt know, the electorate re-elected Bill Clinton GOP nominated Dole in ‘96, even after living through fours years of Clinton’s first term, and even after witnessing the implementation of a major portion of the Contract With America.

True, no?

[supercat]

However, as you no doubt know, the electorate re-elected Bill Clinton in ‘96, over Dole, even after living through fours years of Clinton’s first term, and even after witnessing the implementation of a major portion of the Contract With America.

Bill Clinton was not nearly so liberal as many people made and continue to make him out to be. He actually signed a lot of the conservative legislation that Congress passed in 1995-1996. Unfortunately, when Clinton took credit for signing all that stuff, the Stupid Party proceeded to bash Clinton (and effectively repudiate the agenda they themselves had actually initiated) rather than remind people that to continue Clinton's agenda they needed to elect Republicans to Congress.