I think you are the one who needs to revisit their history classes, particularly before you graduate. And your nonresponsive shifting of the arguments are nonpersuasive. As to the Senate, that is where we are currently stymied by open and brazen left-wing opposition to even a MODERATE 'bipartisan' President... see the latest lamentable conduct of John McCain. McCrazed would NEVER have dared cross President Reagan this way.
And as to knowing what is the overall tide of things, I have a good handle on that, and I have been an elected Republican delegate and activist longer than you have been alive.
Yeah well, I'll be graduating in December in the top 1% of my class with a political science major and history minor. And if your such a great Republican how come you haven't answered my question: If you were the god of the Republican Party who would you have nominated, being how you hate the current president's guts? In addition, you act like McCain Republicans are new to the party. A segement of both political parties acts like they really belong in the other party.