We heard all of this stuff during the whole Elian Gonzalez ordeal.
On the one hand we had people saying that if the Republicans couldn't stop Elian from being taken back to Cuba, they would never vote Republican ever again.
On the other hand, you had people saying that Republicans were going to lose votes because they were sticking their nose in a family issue.
Keep in mind at the time, we had a Democratic President and the GOP had not controlled all three legislative branches in ages.
Let's look at what has happened since then.
President Bush got elected twice.
Republicans now control both the House and Senate as well.
What does that say to me? It says that even if people may disagree, at the end of the day, they will still respect those who act on principles. And as for those who are upset that the Republicans didn't do enough? Who are they going to vote for, the Democrats?
No, they stay home. That alone has made the difference in many elections. After all, we've put our best and boldest in office and small-time real estate judges still overrule the entire country.
Those of us who have been around for a while can see the wheels coming off. Those that haven't don't have a whole lot of perspective. They've been preconditioned since their public school days to believe that every generation says the end is near, therefore the end will never be near. History is no longer taught so our young indoctrinated folks won't think about those days of glory.