Thinking that the Republicans need to be taught a lesson is cathartic, but not smart... (updated)

A great summation of what many of us are going through from Dennis Prager in Note to angry Republicans: Stay angry, but vote Republican:

... One of the great realizations one comes to as the years pass is how small a role reason plays in most people's decisions. From choosing products based on their packaging to deciding how to vote, passion and emotion usually eclipse reason.

Any Republican, let alone conservative, who votes Democrat or stays home out of pique with the Republican Congress or the president has chosen emotion over reason. ...

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Vote out of anger, and you'll
either vote Democrat or stay home.

Vote out of reason, and you'll
vote Republican.

Please choose reason.

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... Vote out of anger, and you'll either vote Democrat or stay home. Vote out of reason, and you'll vote Republican. Please choose reason. If you don't like the Republican candidate, the place to get rid of him is in the primary, not the general election. The general election is not between good Republicans and irresponsible Republicans; it's between Republicans and Democrats.

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'We'll get progress only through loss'...
'There is a difference: the Republicans are disappointing and the Democrats are dangerous'... (many updates)
Evaluating Congress - 2006 Election Edition...

Update: November 7th may be a lot scarier than Halloween!

Update #2: Tony Blankley...

“The Democrats are more radically liberal and irresponsible than they have been at any time since 1933. The damage they will do to every aspect of federal action over the next two, four or six years will be substantial—perhaps grave. For me, defeating that danger is the highest priority. After the election, beating up backsliding Republicans will be a task I will return to with relish.”