[Sir Gawain]

But there were two distinct choices to dealing with the liberal infection spreading throughout the GOP: one was to fight the good fight from within while always remaining aware of the real enemy. The other was to blow the whole thing up. The former strategy may have prevented Nancy Pelosi from being third in line for the Presidency. The latter may have just put liberals in power for the next six years and made President Hillary Clinton a distinct possibility.

Yeah and the latter might have just saved the GOP in the long run if the party leaders have a clue why they lost (Bush and Snow are hinting that they're still clueless..."Yes! Now we can get amnesty through!"). Republicans staying in power probably would have meant Republicans keep going left and get defeated huge in '08. Instead we get a chance to get new party leadership and 2 years of Democrats reminding America why they should be the minority party again.

[sageb1]

They want the "inevitable" Hispanic vote.

[Truth29]

The price is too high. By 2008, President Bush will have worked with the Democrat Congress to get a massive Amnesty/Path to Citizenship bill. Those millions of new citizens will be the perfect Democrat/government support program voters. The present House was the last line of defense against this massive remaking of America and it will be much more difficult for conservatives to win in '08 because of it.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Well put. That's the way I see it, too. Tuesday may well prove to be a blessing in disguise, especially if it keeps the Queen of Cattle Futures out of the White House.