Thanks! It is nice (not really in this case since it is about Obama's win) to revisit old posts. I certainly do not do it enough.
There were many elements of truth in your post as well. Obama did achieve quite a bit of his agenda, like healthcare and the financial reform bill (which we do not know the full rammifications yet).
The point of my post is that this country hates radical change (to the left or to the right). Slow, incremental change are the way, providing everything is going well.
Republicans screwed up by allowing the left to frame the debate after the close 2001 election. Then, Republicans were not true to their ideals of small, limited government. There was no urgency to cut back, instead, spending went wild while we were fighting two wars.
Republicans created the atmosphere for someone as unqualified as Obama to take control. The good news is that Obama tried to do a radical shift left and expanded government too fast for the people to swallow......especially since the economy is still in the toilet despite his policies.
The worst situation would have been an economic rebound while Obama is ramming his agenda through. Then, the groundswell would not have been as great as it is now.
Republicans must take notice, if they gain control, they must tread carefully to frame Obama as the radical and anti-voter. They can do this by sending Obama a balanced budget (cut funding for healthcare, financial reform and then a flat 10% across all other programs). Let Obama veto these budgets. It sets the stage for whatever Republican nominee we have who can say "I will sign it."
We are now on the other side. A McCain could win now because people are so turned off to Obama and the Dems.
The danger is that we have not changed our primary system that created the chance for someone like McCain to get the nomination. These open primaries stink for conservatives and work great for the liberal media.
Michael Steele could redeem himself a bit if he would reform our primary system and keep it "party only".
Otherwise, we run the risk of a Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani that are not ideological conservatives, they are politicians who go with the wind.