I was not among those who advocated McCain’s loss because he was not a true conservative, but now that it’s done, can we be honest?
McCain was Bush’s third term. Bush won the the base on abortion and taxes alone, because he pushed the party left on everything else. Fortunately for America, Bush did most of the right things on national security in response to 9/11. Other than that* his presidency was immensely damaging to the party.
I’m not glad Obama won, but let’s look on the bright side - we are now free of Bushism (and McCainism) and can look for some real, conservative leaders.
In the meantime, we lead the opposition. As dark as the early Clinton days seemed at first, they were soon followed by some very heady days: Dan’s Bake Sale, the tomato-pelting of the “Health Care Express” buses, the Republican tsunami of 1994; here in my town and state, takeovers of the school board, the state legislature, and more; the explosion of talk radio and conservative publishing houses. Am I the only one who lived for the next issue of National Review, American Spectator, and (pre-internet) the Conservative Chronicle back in the day?
History is made when ideology and ambition clash with the great events of our time. I do not see Obama as a great man or a great leader. Who knows what events are in store? It is certain that he wants to implement socialism, but there is no guarantee that he will succeed, and every reason to believe that he will fail, and fail miserably. History, on its own, may stop him. But sometimes history needs a little push. That’s our job. Standing athwart, one might even say...
And on top of all that, for anybody who even so much as uses the word “racism,” we can now point to the White House and say, “Racism? That is so last century! Welcome to the 21st, caveman.”
Buck up, “my friends!” This is OUR time! President-elect Obama may not know that, but he soon will!
* Yes, I know, “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”
No. It’s over. all the old tactics have failed. We must reinvent conservativism, or stick our heads in a bin?
I don’t think 0bama will bring US to communism. He will bring America to socialism a la Europe, a system that is still under capitalism but with strong distribution of wealth policies.
"I asked, “Well what is going to happen to those people we can’t reeducate, that are diehard capitalists?” And the reply was that they’d have to be eliminated." Everyone needs to read this.
Obama will not be sworn into office.
Heard it here first.
OH... and it wont be his birth certificate that does him in either... nor the fraud, nor the coal bit, etc. etc.
Don’t forget, we are still at war, and America forgot that little tid-bit tonight.
It’s why we have an electoral college.
THIS COUNTRY HAS JUMPED THE SHARK. We are now in line with Fidel Castro. Wow, took almost all of Fidel’s lifetime, but he will see us become him.
Congratulation, US first second Communist President,
There, fixed.......
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Is it too late to ask Hillary to come back?