It's a rare individual who can be handed that degree of power and not be changed by it. Even if they're not as far gone as the Dems, the Pubbies still have too much crap floating around for my tastes.
Obviously..since time immemorial.
However, our party has gotten partial birth abortion banned, got Saddam removed, got the Taliban removed, got Libya to give up WMD, saved the US from Kyoto and a World Court, got huge tax cuts, built up the military, etc. etc. etc.
Repubs are far, far different from Democrats.