[lasereye]

Apart from the demoralization of our troops, the abandonment of John Bolton, Nancy Pelosi as speaker, Dingy Harry in charge of the Senate, an impending amnesty for illegals, and a victory for the obstructors and cut-and-runners, the Republican loss was a good thing.

You forgot one huge thing: If there's another Supreme Court vacancy, the only kind of nominee that will get through now will be an O'Connor/Kennedy/Souter type. That's the end of a chance to put a conservative majority on the court for maybe 10 years or more - maybe a lot more. The conservatives who didn't vote will blame Bush for the non-conservative nominee, claiming it proves he's not conservative after all, because frankly they're not very bright.

[Madeleine Ward]

Well, if this issue were SO important, why didn't the GOP campaign on this issue.

It never came up. Never.

So quit blaming the voters because the GOP's campaigns sucked.