David Limbaugh has good advice for the Republican Party gone astray:

The antidote for what ails the Republican Party and the nation today is not to surrender to the destructive policies of the Democratic Party. But in the next few years, conservatives need to resurrect a defining, unifying message, which might result in some realignments. The guiding philosophy should be Reagan conservatism applied to today’s set of similar (and different) problems. As the elections proved, Republicans cannot rely on the Democrats’ bankruptcy to bail them out — and they shouldn’t.

Meanwhile, Human Events reports: Congress Returns to Spending Bills Loaded With Pork

The Porkbusters have their work cut out for them.

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Ed Morrissey looks at Blue Dog Dems and sees good news for conservatism:

Nine of the 28 seats gained by Democrats in the midterm elections came from the success of “Blue Dogs”, conservative Democrats who convinced voters in previously Republican districts to trust them with reform…

…Some pundits have disputed the notion that conservatism remained strong after the midterms; some even declared it dead as a political philosophy. However, the fact that one-third of all Democratic gains in the House joined the Blue Dogs shows that the philosophy has appeal that extends to independents. The Blue Dogs will prove a tough stumbling block for the more ambitious programs envisioned by the Democratic majority — and if they don’t, the GOP has those districts in thier sights for 2008.