I think that the harder things get pushed in either direction in this country, the faster they snap back once things go too far. If the 2006 elections don't look like things moving back, I'll start despairing. Till then, it seems like the so called republican base is eroding faster and faster between the plame case, the abramov case, illegal wiretapping, DeLay and Ney stepping down, and at least our local republicans are starting to distance themselves from opinions they held firm to a year ago when the Bush administration seemed unstoppable. It's not going to be a sudden wakeup call where everyone goes, "Holy crap! what were we thinking?!?" but it seems like since Katrina, they've lost more ground than they've gained.

Heck Bush has even apologized a little bit and he gave in on the McCain torture bill... kind of.

Just keep on letting your representatives know that you support them or why you don't and urge everyone you know to as well. And spread the word on things that you don't see getting the news attention they deserve.

I mean even if that's all in folly, what else can one do?