[doug from upland]

Of course he created the crisis. Some of us warned that his re-election would see executive orders and creation of law with the stroke of a pen that would be unprecedented in our history. It is a tragedy for this great nation that so many conservatives sat out the last election. I understand wanting to teach the GOP a lesson. I understand not wanting to be stuck with the lesser of two evils. There is certainly an argument to be made for that position. Unfortunately, we were at a tipping point in our history. Many of us knew that Obama’s re-election would be a disaster of epic proportion, particularly considering his disdain for the Constitution and his plan to act as a street organizer while in the White House. Nothing would be off limits. So here we are. Those who sat out taught quite a lesson, didn’t they?

[tacticalogic]

There’s also an argument to be made that if you know a policy or course of action is ultimately doomed to failure but everyone else seems determined to follow it, the best thing to do is arrange for it to fail as soon and as spectacularly as possible.

[Rockitz]

I'm afraid there are still way too many who have learned nothing and will sacrifice their country for the defense of every last vestige of their principles. Leftist incrementalism has brought us to where we are now and conservative incrementalism can bring us back from this abyss.