Conservatives Lost but Not Conservatism

While many conservatives lost their election bids, the ideals of conservatism didn't lose. Here is a good post by Michelle Malkin.

Affirmative action in Michigan was eliminated, English was passed as the official language in Arizona, legalising domestic partnerships failed in Colorado and same sex marriages were banned in 6 states.

Mark Noonan writes here that this is a time for Republicans to take the offensive and force some democrats to vote on conservative ideals or risk losing their seat in 2008. He says

the President should propose another round of tax cuts, and defy the Democrats to vote against them; the Congressional GOP should move resolutions expressing support for victory in Iraq, and defy the Democrats to vote against them. We can very easily rock the Democrats back on their heels and force them to either abandon their base, or alienating the average American.

It is time to be as conservative as you can be.