In the interest of "full disclosure" let me say I'm not a Democrat. I am more closely aligned with Republicans, though I prefer to call myself a Libertarian. I'm certainly more conservative than I am Republican. I suppose that puts me more in the camp of Robert Novak than George W. Bush, but I'm certainly to the left of William Kristol and think of myself as being somewhere between him and William F. Buckley. I'm a Reaganite, for sure. I'm also a ditto-head. With regards to the recent election, I accept the results as being a referendum on the Iraq situation and on the way the Republicans have screwed up their opportunity to govern. They, and GW, shouldn't have been so squishy on the immigration issue. There is plenty of blame to go around, but on the plus side (as Rush said), it was a defeat for Republicans, but a win for Conservatives. I'm happy to see some of the RINOs go (Republican in name only), Chafee in particular. The results were not a tilt towards Liberalism. Leiberman's win is the proof there. I'd love to see him cross the aisle. That would be justice!