"Never on both counts if we do something stupid that lets the Dems take control of the White House or increase their votes in the Senate and the Congress."
Sadly I fear you are correct. Unfortunately the Dems probably will take back both at some time in the future. This is why some of us wonder if it was a good idea to grant these powers to the government in the first place. If you give power to government it is unrealistic to expect gov't to return it.
The gop has been losing ground since 96, they've been moving left and losing votes.
They've already lost the house and senate, IMO