When is the GOP going to wake up to the fact that simply being "not the Democrats" is not enough reason to put them back into power? I keep waiting for them stand up and declare that they're the party of small government, and that the moment they're back in power, they're going to abolish all these laws expanding government size and control. The trouble is, they're not: they're not the party of small government, and they can't be trusted to roll it all back. Once in power, they'll simply enjoy blaming the Democrats while taking advantage of all the juicy new powers and bureaucratic empires. Either it's time for a revolution inside the GOP, or it really is time for a 3rd party. Right now, they simply don't deserve power.