Don't gloat too long, M E M.
The pendulum swings back and forth between parties.
I agree that these things go back and forth.
A turning point on my support for George W. Bush was when I read Pat Buchanan's 2004 book Where the Right Went Wrong, detailing how the Republican party, through over-reach, tried to cling to power beyond the natural political cycle by abandoning true conservatism and trying to beat the Democrats at their own game with "compassionate conservatism" that is liberal spending and lax immigration by another name.
Which gained Bush short-term victory, but by hurting the long-term credibility of the Republican Party, selling out Republican conservatissm.
It gave Bush and the GOP quite a long ride. Enough to erase all the gains made under Clinton. I doubt you'll see much difference in the parties as it concerns immigration anytime soon.
The Obama presidency is a house of cards, and when it collapses --and the U.S. economy with it-- the people will be clamoring for an alternative to Obama's soviet regime. If not Obama's head on a stick.
I think making comparisons to the soviet regime is way over the top exageration. I'm not an expert but I think you undermine some of your more thoughtful arguments by doing so.
I actually agree that as a Republican, I wasn't overly thrilled with Bush, or with McCain (soft on illegal immigration and border security, wasteful spending, the Harriet Myers nomination, offshoring of jobs, excessive free trade and a huge foreign trade deficit, etc.)
But at the same time, what these Republicans offered was ever so slightly better than what is occurring now under Obama, Reid and Pelosi. Who I think are truly a danger to this country, its economy, and our very sovereignty.
Don't agree of course but you knew that already
Contrary to the poll quoted, I see the Republicans refining themselves, and gearing up for 2010 and 2012. Learning from the last 2 elections, and getting in touch with true Republican conservatism.
I think they're still stumbling around and have a ways to go. On the other hand, they have the time to do it. If things start turning around and getting better before 2010 I doubt they'll have much luck getting the votes though.
While Republican numbers are relatively low right now, Republican aapproval numbers are rising, as outrage builds over the Trojan Horse that Obama has snuck through the door.
And we're already seeing the first fruits of that reversal:
DEMOCRATS LOSE CONTROL OF NEW YORK SENATEI'm not sure that has much to do with Obama. The GOP can have the NY senetor who slashed his girlfriend's face.
