Just a quick thought. I've heard some pundits on the TV talking about how quickly and eagerly Republicans have adapted to their opposition role. And they are doing a damn good job of it. But this should be no surprise. Even when they were in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, the GOP operated as an opposition party. Right up to the end, they were selling themselves as the party that would liberate America from the tax-and-spend, morally bankrupt liberal elite. Remember Mitt Romney's surreal RNC speech just this past September?

Last week, the Democratic convention talked about change. But what do you think? Is Washington now, liberal or conservative? Let me ask you some questions.

Is a Supreme Court decision liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo terrorists with constitutional rights? It's liberal.

Is a government liberal or conservative that puts the interests of the teachers union ahead of the needs of our children? It's liberal.

Is a Congress liberal or conservative that stops nuclear power plants and off-shore drilling, making us more and more dependent on Middle Eastern tyrants? It's liberal.

Is government spending, putting aside inflation, liberal or conservative if it doubles since 1980? It's liberal.

We need change all right: change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington.

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We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington: Throw out the big government liberals and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Now, finally, the Republicans are in a place they're comfortable: they don't actually have to govern (which is good, because they don't believe in government), and they can attack the big spending liberals who hold the power...and they don't even have to play make-believe to do it!