This is why conservatives detest what republicans have become

The republicans may have deserved to lose. It pains me to say that and I did in fact vote; I voted steadfastly against Obama. But this article is all you need to know about why the republicans lost the election. Here's the nauseating headline: Lindsey Graham Praises the Rahm Emanuel Selection and here's the nauseating quote:

"This is a wise choice by President-elect Obama.

"Rahm knows Capitol Hill and has great political skills. He can be a tough partisan but also understands the need to work together. He is well-suited for the position of White House Chief of Staff.

"I worked closely with him during the presidential debate negotiations which were completed in record time. When we hit a rough spot, he always looked for a path forward. I consider Rahm to be a friend and colleague. He's tough but fair. Honest, direct, and candid. These qualities will serve President-elect Obama well."

The republicans have adopted the Rodney King philosophy ("Can't we all get along?") of making nice with the dems. They've bought in to the bogus ideology that partisanship is bad and non-partisanship is good. Non-partisanship by the Left's definition (and it is they whom the lame republicans have allowed to control the language) means that you must cave in to dems at the risk of being marginalized, minimized, demonized and relentlessly made fun of by sycophantic media types. Ironically, the republicans never protest when the dems are partisan.

As I've said for years, the republicans have become democrats and the dems have become socialists and there's no where for conservatives to go.

As Rush, Hannity and Mark Levin and others have been saying, the republican party must be purged and re-energized by the party's base; the ones who were ecstatic with Sarah Palin.

Lindsey Graham, John McCain and the other RINO's who are more comfortable crossing the isle than aligning with their own base are the reason Obama won this election.