I honestly fear that the Republican Party tact is to turn themselves into Democrats, where they offer up even more and larger government in order to win back power.  What the Republican Party needs to do is to learn how to sell smaller government better.  Gauging from these polling results, it won't be that hard of a sell:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure.
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Republican voters overwhelmingly prefer fewer government services—83% of the GOP faithful hold that view while just 13% prefer more government involvement. Democratic voters are evenly divided on this question: 46% prefer more government services, while 43% prefer less government services.

Wake up and smell the liberty!  Even half the Democrats want smaller government!