1.   And while a few scattered voices of liberalism still cry in the political wilderness, there is no critical mass calling for a domestic agenda built on progressive principles.

2.   Bloodied by yet another disastrous election, California Republicans are meeting in Sacramento this weekend to try to find someone to lead them out of the political wilderness.

3.   Both brought their political parties back to national leadership from the political wilderness.

4.   After years in political wilderness, if not prison, it has ideas it wants to try.

5.   After more than a decade in the political wilderness, conservatives have learned a valuable lesson from George W. Bush.

6.   During his last two years, Papandreou, back in office after four years in the political wilderness, emerged with a different tune.

7.   Having spent eight years in the political wilderness under President Clinton, they came close to saying that Gore was being given legal sanction to steal the election.

8.   Having spent eight years in the political wilderness during the Clinton administration, they came close to saying that Gore was being given legal sanction to steal the election.

9.   He is also held in high esteem by many of the party faithful for leading the Liberals out of the political wilderness by defeating the Tories two years ago.

10.   Last week they piled all of their problems on the head of Newt Gingrich, and on Friday they banished him to the political wilderness.