When Senator-elect Marco Rubio from Florida took the stage following his victory on Tuesday night, he perfectly summed up the situation that faces a resurgent GOP: "We make a great mistake if we believe that tonight these results are somehow an embrace of the Republican Party. What they are is a second chance." How right he is. Tuesday's election results should send a clear message to both parties. The voters rejected the Obama agenda, and they also rejected elitist Washington. Business as usual is no longer acceptable.

The results are still coming in, but Republicans have gained at least 63 seats in the House of Representatives. They needed only 39 to regain control. On the Senate side, Republicans gained six seats, needing ten for control. Harry Reid survived, but as the dust settles, Barack Obama will have to deal with a Senate that has a stronger Republican voice and a House that no longer has Nancy Pelosi as speaker.