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The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee said Thursday there is not enough support among Republicans to pass a proposed bailout package for the auto industry.

One of the smartest guys on either side has advice for his conservative colleagues: chill out.

He also has some advice for Palin: build a record.

One of the first things she does is commend Bush on his decision to go to war in Iraq. Not the smartest move right out of the gate.

She’s talking a good game about being the party of ideas, but does she really think that 2012 is realistic for her?

Because what ideas will the GOP come up with between now and then? It seems like the Dems have filled the vacuum with green tech and universal health care.

What do you think?

Maybe not in 2012, but be on the lookout for Bobby Jindal in the coming years. He will definitely be a major player.

The three things that Jindal cite are definitely what the GOP hung their hat on, but will they have a higher hurdle if Obama is successful with his decidedly liberal economic agenda?

We shall see…

The Republican Party was beaten badly in Tuesday's elections. Many Republicans are calling for the party to reexamine itself.

Ross Douthat is a senior editor at The Atlantic and he co-authored Grand New Party. He tells Steve Inskeep that the party has to go back to focusing on the working-class and come up with conservative solutions to their problems.

AP - Is Sarah Palin the answer for defeated Republicans?

Republicans not only lost the White House, they also lost seats in the House and Senate. The results focus the debate that started before the election: What is the future of the GOP?

Republican Dick Armey was the House Majority Leader from 1995 to 2002. He tells Renee Montagne that Republicans need to start acting like Republicans.

He says f they act like Democrats, they will continue to lose elections.

Democrats challenging GOP judges are in tight races for the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.