[cloudmountain]

It used to be that conservatives loved America despite its sins. We only wanted to make it better. It seems Obama has caused many to despair to the point where all they have for America is scorn. Like a successful enemy, he’s broken their will to fight. They seem to wallow in self-pity and some prefer to swallow Putin’s blatant lies as if Putin isn’t akin to Obama in his desires to harm America.

Interesting view point. Maybe you're right.

Hard to visualize conservatives in such flat despair when they know that eight years is the MAX for "damage" time. They are usually made of sterner stuff.
Perhaps conservatives see no one in their own camp who can win the next presidency and Congress. THAT would definitely be more cause for despair.

[elhombrelibre]

I think a lot of them forget how bad it was in the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s for conservatives. What’d we have? William F. Buckley’s NATIONAL REVIEW and HUMAN EVENTS and THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR. We’ve much more now. We’ve faced down bigger problems. We need to stay positive. To take on the cultural causes for our decline and keep pushing to unleash the productive sector of America. This woe is me stuff is self defeating. What coach would say, “Team, we’re going to lose. Might as well not try.”?