Previews of the next four years:

4 years of "Government by prayer":
As Bush swept the early states, Jeremy Bouma, a member of something called the Center for Christian Statesmanship, told me the expected surge in Democratic turnout would be offset by new evangelical voters. "My prayer going into this was that the evangelical vote was the X Factor," he said.

4 years of self righteous religious right domestic social agenda:
Voters in 11 states approve constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage

4 years of listening to "gun analogies":
Social conservatives were expectedly pleased. "I think it is a real warning shot across the bow of politicians, but also a warning shot across the bow to activist judges," said Gary Bauer, chairman of the Campaign for Working Families, a political action committee that supported the constitutional amendments.

4 years of "turning back the clock":
Four more years to pursue the war on terror and a conservative, tax-cutting agenda - and probably the opportunity to name one or more justices to an aging Supreme Court (the Bush "gift that keeps on giving" for years to come)