Republicans in Pennsylvania have the right idea: replace liberal Republicans with conservative Republicans. Don't replace them with Democrats. Outraged GOP primary voters ousted fourteen Republican state legislators earlier this week. In several instances, a conservative Republican replaced a moderate or liberal Republican. This follows a Herndon, Virginia election where voters, angered by taxdollars subsidizing an illegal-alien job center, threw out the mayor and installed four new city councilors. Americans are outraged at runaway spending, an anarchic southern border, corruption, and, yes, a deadly nation-building exercise in Iraq. The outrage will hurt incumbants. The outrage doesn't have to, even if it most certainly will, hurt Republicans. The upcoming 2006 mid-term elections are frequently juxtaposed with the 1994 mid-term elections. What plays in the Democrats' favor is that voters want to take their displeasure out on officeholders, just as they did in 1994, and this time around Republicans hold most of the offices. What plays against the Democrats is that the same voters who were outraged in 1994 are outraged again in 2006.

Excellent post, Dan.

I just posted yesterday an old letter to the editor as an example of how we citizens can help speed the process along of replacing liberal Republicans (and Democrats) with conservative Republicans: "Throw the Pork-Eating Bums Out!"

Of course, when it comes time for the general election and no conservative exists among the major parties, I say we don't reward the GOP for their poor leadership by just going with their guy. Vote third party, esp. Constitution Party, if that choice is available to you.

In 6 years when the republicans:
1. changed a surplus into a deficit as far as the eye can see
2. “misled” us into Iraq without any exit strategy
3. remain clueless on how to solve the immigration problem

Not even to mention the Republican corruption infestation

Dan are you saying we shouldn’t switch horses just change the saddle?