You are right about needing to look ahead. We need to come up with a new, long-term plan.
Here's two things in include on any long term plan
1) Do not vote for any man with the last name "Bush" in future Republican primaries. You can't trust them.
2) Do not vote for any Republican member of the "Gang of 14" in the Senate. That includes McCain.
That's about half of it, lol.