I disagree. The Republicans and conservatives who didn't bother to vote were, in reality, accessories after the fact.
The primary perpetrators of this particular kettle of fish is the GOP Congressional caucus & leadership and, to a degree, President Bush.
Had they done the jobs they were elected to do, they would still be in the majority.
Like you, I was a vocal supporter of casting a conservative ballot in this election -- despite the GOP's miserable performance on the issues. But the fact is, our guys failed to perform sufficiently well as to motivate their base to support them.
The Democrats, for sure, didn't deserve to win. But the 'Pubbies deserved to be fired. And they were.
The Republican pols were their own worst enemies this time around. They're going to have to work to re-gain the bases's confidence.
Was it the fiscal conservative-social liberal, the social conservatives or Christian conservatives.
Southern California had a 5-10% lower Republican turnout than 2000 or 2004. They would have put 3 or 4 Republicans in state office. Those Republicans had nothing to so with national politics, yet they were punished.
I suspect, but can't say for sure, the Christian Conservatives failed to show - due to the sudden and shocking knowledge that there are homosexuals masquerading as conservative Republicans and are important members of the Evangelical community.
Sitting out a national election because of hurt feelings is childish. There are other more important issues at stake than the tender feelings of a certain group of voters.
Speaking nationally, so much for a conservative Supreme Court that so many social conservatives were hoping for.