[sefarkas]

Republican victories should result in more than high-fives on a Tuesday in November. Electing Republicans should result in legislation to lower taxes, eliminate burdensome laws and regulations, and defund agencies and endowments. Otherwise, what is the point in gathering campaign contributions? To line the pocket of the political consultants? Governance is not American Idol or a horse race. Elections are about where the country will head in the future. Smiling a map that is more red than blue is pointless when the red-state politicians bring on the same programs as the blue state ones.

[Arguendo]

Exactly. And there are lots of fiscal—but not social or cultural—conservatives in the Northeast. Many of these used to be Republicans, but what did they get for it? Some of the fastest spending growth in decades under Bush? I’m not surprised they abandoned the party if the Republicans are little different than the Democrats on fiscal issues, and they lean Democratic on other issues anyway.

[Smokin' Joe]

Electing Republicans should result in legislation to lower taxes, eliminate burdensome laws and regulations, and defund agencies and endowments.

It should have the added bonus of forcing Obama to veto such legislation as well, gaining ammo for a (hopefully) conservative candidate for POTUS to use in an election bid.