And now that Pelosi is SOTH, are your conservative acquaintences realizing the error of their ways? If not, they will continue to be a blessing to the Democrats and thus they will have become just as much a part of the problem as the Dems themselves.
My opinion is that they suffer quietly hoping that the RINO's get it and the Republican party gets its senses back. There was no problem with the Reagan conservative. We just need to get back to basics. The moderate dems will follow a Reagan conservative. As Rush says, "conservatism works everytime it is tried".
Frankly, it feels like Ross Perot syndrome all over again, but I pray that our gamble will pay off in 2008. But by then, the illegals will probably have voting rights and they will landslide whoever promises them amnesty. It doesn't look promising.
Thank God that He is still in charge!
God, prayer and hope. Those are the only three things that I can always count on.