Terrorists vote Democrat too.

I agree that this may just end up mobilizing conservatives in 2008 in response to actions of Democrats in the next two years. It will be hard to satisfy the wide range of views that voted for them in this election cycle. I think most people realize that ethics plagues both parties, the economy is doing OK, and we have not had a terrorist attack on our soil, so this is a referendum on the war, plain and simple with a bit of big government thrown in also. If not for us being in Iraq, things are going pretty well on average nationally.

I admit I do lean conservative, and am not happy with Iraq, but I just don't see how Democrats are going to have the best plan for terrorism and will never be small government either, no matter what they are saying today to please moderates. Too much of their base is either far left in their values and/or think of government as a "sugar daddy" (can't think of a more intellectual way to say it), and keeping them happy will only alienate the moderates of this country. We may be looking at the starting point in the change in that cycle direction. So for a Republican, this is the best news for them, because this election starts that change in cycle direction now instead of 2008. Think if that shift in cycle could not relieve its built up stress till 2008, Democrats would own every office by a wide margin then. 2008 may come to soon, but lets see how liberal Democrats act in view of what they see as a mandate for change.