And also: not rubberstamped a disasterous war, not slavishly supported an historically unpoplar president, and not been totally corrupt.

Yeah, right.

...but if the Republicans had been willing to take this kind of stand against pork last year, instead of listening to Trent Lott, they might still be in the majority.

I'm totally, completely, 100% confident that there is absolutely zero evidence from exit polling or anywere else to support Putz's theory.