[Cold Heat]

Conservatives have been reading way too much into the political demise of some moderates in the last election. Those moderates were vulnerable in states with burgeoning democrat constituencies.

What was more telling was the loss of the conservatives, in conservative districts.

In the next cycle, those moderates will not be there. The next cycle will show that it is Republicans in general, saddled now with the label of "republican=conservative", are a threatened species.

[Mr. Silverback]

I didn't read anything into losses by moderates. I made a conclusion by looking at the victories won by Blue Dogs. They won because they acted like social conservative Republicans, not because their opponents were moderates or conservatives.

Every election cycle the line we hear from libs and faux libertarians is one of the following:

"The GOP won because of fundamentalist voters who came out to vote on (insert social issue here)."

"The GOP lost because not enough voters like the social issues they stand for, such as (insert social issue here)."

Click here for details of how this song was sung after the 2004 election.

Sorry, not buying.