Yes Rick, the Republicans did kick butt, and yes the democratic voice in the congress will be a whisper, and yes Rick it will be an interesting two years. I had to call my very liberal sister from Mass. and find out if she was going to change parties. But alas, there are still some liberal democrats out there.
I say be careful what you wish for, Republicans. The last time they controlled the house, I felt some great accomplishments were made with the "contract with America", but arrogance and straying from the chosen path destroyed the ideology, hence, a renewed Democratic party. Power usually corrupts, lets hope this administration shows us that they represent a higher ground.
Rick, I have said in the past that I follow libertarian ideals. With that in mind, I'm not crazy about any federal based government with too much power. I've seen what crap the Democrat's dished out during their monopoly, let's see what the Republican's have to offer before we condemn them.
Augie