Yes, a huge part of this phenomenon is directly attributable to Bush's big government policies and actions over the past eight years, and McCain, try as he might to distance himself from it, is attached to it. The GOP abandoned conservatism for electoral power instead of embracing it in a principled way to demonstrate real positive change in America- not this phony crap that both Obama and McCain are selling. The 2006 election was the warning horn going off, but the GOP chose to ignore it.
Fortunately our system is designed to mitigate the damage inflicted by a single individual (if, in fact, he or she does damage).
Funny little foreign people, and Democrat rank and file voters, cannot comprehend that.
yes the people rose up in 2006 to oppose big government by voting in even bigger government