Just one year ago, Barack Obama won by 6 points over John McCain in Virginia.  That marked the first in 44 years a Democrat carried the Old Dominion state, a big surprise.  In New Jersey, the bluest of the blue states, Obama won by 15 points, not so much of a surprise. Well, well, well, how the mighty ONE has fallen in just a year.

Last night in Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell trounced Democrat Creigh Deeds by 18 points.  Also last night, in New Jersey, the bluest of the blue states, Republican Chris Christie defeated Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine by 5 points.  That’s a 24 point turnaround in Virginia in one year alone! In New Jersey, a 19 point swing in one year.  What is this? Just one year ago, all the pundits on CNN, MSNBC, left-wing bloggers, and others were saying that conservatism was dead and the Republican party would be in the political wilderness for decades. I wonder if James Carville is calling in sick today.

Well the GOP in some ways is still in the wilderness, just look at the mess in NY-23.  They better wake up and realize that co