[ndt]

""swing voters" are people who want the government out of their lives. If that is what they want, they made a big mistake in 2006."

Well I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I suspect many feel the same. We keep getting told that the democrats are going to spend more, democrats are going to expand govenment more, the democrats are going to intrude into your life more and for a long time that was true and for a long time we believed it even when it was no longer true.

Now the last congress has managed to out spend, out expand and out intrude damn near every previous congress in nearly every possible way.

So forgive me if the "democrats are going to be worse" mantra falls a little flat.

[outofstyle]

So forgive me if the "democrats are going to be worse" mantra falls a little flat.

No forgiveness required. The mantra obviously failed to convince. However, I think we will, in fact, see serious 2nd amendment assaults, activist judges who will uphold unjust affirmative action policies and a further expansion of eminent domain. I agree that voting republican is not as joyful as in times past. But you may be more enthusiastic next time around.

[CitizenUSA]

ndt wrote: "So forgive me if the "democrats are going to be worse" mantra falls a little flat."

I think that's an excellent point. I'm old enough to remember this country under Democrat control. However, many voters were children or not even born during the reign of Tip O'Neill. And, we older voters COULD be mistaken. The Democrats might do a good job, but I'm highly skeptical. The point is, the argument that "Democrats are going to be worse" is not one that means much to many voters. The Republicans needed to give voters something worth voting for than simply claiming the other party was worse.

[Jim Noble]

Now the last congress has managed to out spend, out expand and out intrude damn near every previous congress in nearly every possible way.

Right on, brother.