The conservative uprising

Not sure what it is.

Maybe it's the inept, heavy-handed handling of the health care debate by Democrats (who always overreach).

Or, maybe Americans just like a fair fight and don't favor one party getting too far ahead of the other.

Or, perhaps, at the core America is a conservative, family-value country.

Whatever it is, something has given Republicans new life after the drubbing they took last year at the hands of Barack Obama and Democrats. Conservatives, according to a new Gallup poll, now outnumber liberals in every state.

In Nevada, not only are Republicans downright giddy about the sudden prospects of standard-bearers like Sue Lowden and Brian Sandoval, the grassroots GOP organizations are bursting at the seams.

Yesterday, for example, the Las Vegas Republican Townhall Group, which has met for the last four years at the Marie Callender's, announced it will begin meeting in September at Charlie's Lakeside Inn and Casino on West Sahara. According to the group, they just needed more space to accommodate the growing crowds.

2010 could be an interesting year.