[Jim Robinson]

I don't care about tactical finesse. At this moment all I want is a Republican Landslide and a mandate to dump liberalism! This is a major nuke strike against marxism!

[dirtboy]

I don't care about tactical finesse. At this moment all I want is a Republican Landslide and a mandate to dump liberalism! This is a major nuke strike against marxism!

JimRob, we have GOP control of both houses and GOP control of the White House. And spending is spiraling out of control. The GOP seems to have adapted a philosophy of winning more seats by ... co-opting Dem positions, largely because they seem to believe that they can take the vote of their base for granted. So what do we fiscal conservatives gain by such a co-option approach? Larger government, which is EXACTLY the opposite of the goal you just stated.

So if you don't watch your tactics, your strategy will net you a Pyrrhic victory. The GOP will be lords and masters of ever-larger government.

[My2Cents]

Agreed, Jim. An army first has to take the beach before it can liberate the continent. Right now, we're fighting through the hedgerows. 2004 could be a break-out election, and all subsequent elections could then represent significant retreats of liberalism.