Let the healing begin...

This book may help...

Among the 241 claims soundly refuted in
Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies:

"It is uncertain when life begins"

"Legalized abortion reduces child abuse"

"The Whitewater investigation never proved anything about the Clintons and was a waste of taxpayer money"

"Prayer in schools is unconstitutional"

"Democrats are the party of the little guy"

"The Reagan era was a Decade of Greed during which the rich got richer and the poor got poorer"

"To stimulate a slow economy, we should increase government spending"

"The Democratic Party best represents the interests of women"

"The 2nd Amendment does not guarantee an individual's right to own a gun -- only the right of states to maintain militias"

"Gun control laws eliminate guns and prevent crime"

"America needs a government-run health-care system like Canada's to keep costs down and solve the problem of the uninsured"

"The death penalty doesn't deter violent crime"

"Sex education in public schools reduces the number of unplanned pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases"

"There is no liberal bias on college and university campuses"

"Global warming is real, and results from human activity"

"Drilling in Alaska's ANWR region will degrade the environment and kill wildlife"

"Nuclear power is dangerous and potentially harmful to the environment"

"Our planet is grossly overpopulated"

"The 9-11 attacks occurred because of U.S. support for Israel"

"America's wealth is responsible for breeding the global poverty which creates terrorism"

"Bush exaggerated the case for war in Iraq by lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction"

"Bush stole the 2000 election, which was actually won by Al Gore"

"Bush won in 2004 because of a smear campaign by the Swift Boat vets, coordinated with Karl Rove"

"Banning 'gay marriage' is akin to banning interracial marriage"

"Children raised by homosexuals are as well-adjusted as children raised by heterosexuals"

"Ten percent of the population is homosexual"

"Affirmative action 'levels the playing field' and gives disadvantaged minorities a fair chance to compete"

"Social Security is solvent; Republicans are engaging in scare tactics by saying it's in danger of collapse"

"The GOP plan to privatize Social Security is risky, and would unfairly benefit the rich over the poor"

"Tax cuts cause budget deficits"

"Higher marginal tax rates for the rich are only fair - progressive taxation levels the playing field"

"The American colonists stole America from the Native Americans and the Mexicans"

"Western civilization is not superior to any other culture -- all cultures are basically equal"

"Democrats represent the best educational interests of minorities"

"Spending more money on our public schools will improve results"

"Conservatives oppose welfare because they don't care about the poor"

"Illegal immigrants do the jobs Americans won't do -- and our economy depends on cheap illegal immigrant labor"

"The Founding Fathers were slave-owning hypocrites who only gave lip service to liberty and equality"

A few other healing thoughts:

Chafee and DeWine are out.

Lieberman is in.

Santorum and Steele have strengthened their national presence.

The Democratic majority in both Houses for the next two years will bode well for Conservatives seeking the Presidency in '08.

There is a high probability that the left and the old media will futher highlight their unpopular agendas over the next few years, educating the general electorate in the process.

Conservatives now have an opportunity to get back to core principles like smaller government, lower taxes, reform, pro life, strong military, less spending.

Michelle Malkin: "The GOP lost. Conservatism prevailed."