Time called Republicans "endangered species." Newsweek proclaimed "the end of conservatism." Somebody forgot to tell conservative Republicans that they had gone extinct less than two years ago. As I write in my column @ Human Events, liberal journalists who mistook wish for reality in incessantly proclaiming the death of conservatism have the most egg on their faces in the aftermath of the Democratic Party's Black Tuesday.

"...the overall differences between conservatism, guided by experience, and liberalism, motivated by a dream of the society that could be."

Amen.

Reality vs. fantasy.

I wouldn't gloat too much about Mark Kirk taking Obama's Senate seat. Mark Kirk is a liberal Republican who is not even reliable as a party hack. No doubt the liberal leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will use his victory to marginalize conservatives so they can continue business as usual..

In a just world, last Tuesday, Peter Fitzgerald would have been elected to his third term in the US Senate. But because he dare to question the boondoggles of Illinois Republican leadership, he was told the party would not support him.

Fitzgerald pulled out of the race. The LA Times demanded that Jack Ryan's divorce records be unsealed, over the objections of both Jack and his ex, actress Jeri Ryan; Jack Ryan was forced to bow out, Alan Keyes was brought in from Maryland to fill his spot, and zing, Barack Obama became junior Senator from Illinois.

The Illinois Senate race is one that the Tea Party didn't win, and I'm not sure the Republicans really did either.

What a great laugh for a dark afternoon. Dennis Prager writes -

"Okay, riddle fans, here’s a toughie: What’s the difference between California voters and the passengers on the Titanic?

The passengers on the Titanic didn’t vote to hit the iceberg."

Classic.