[sefarkas]

The worst thing that could happen for the future of this nation is that the economy take off and go gangbusters.

Stunning. Does your wish to achieve a political end mean (i) denying hundreds of thousands of people jobs and (ii) preventing them from reaching a decent living standard? In the event the economy does take off and go gangbusters will you admit that your analysis of the current socioeconomic stituation (and what to do about it) was wrong? You post a soup of contradictions -- glad that McCain lost, disappointed that the federal government has accelerated its growth, not seeing the Reagan heir for the 2012 race. A longer walk in the wilderness seems in order. Reagan, Bush, Clinton are history. McCain was never president. Let's look to the future and make a convincing argument for our 21st Century federal government to adopt the limited scope envisioned by the 18th Century founders of our republic. It is good that over a million gathered in DC on 12Sep09 and it matters little why it took so long for such a rally by the rightists in this country. Angry people vote. God bless them.

[Tenacious 1]

Let me see if I can explain a little better. I'll start with the last line in my post. “I am torn.”

I selfishly wish the economy would turn around. I wish this for the good of my family and for the good of the nation. The conundrum, however, is a quick turn around sends the droves of people that are starting to engage back to their complacency and the shock of the past 9 months wears off. I am encouraged that we are starting to see the start of a more effective, grass roots conservative revolution of sorts.

For the sake of my children and the long term good of the nation, it might take more of this misery for a while to bring more of our population into the fold. We need the 50% of apathetic Americans that don't pay attention and don't vote to actually take an interest. I believe that 70% of those are hard working, tax paying, personally conservative people.

I do not think McCain would have led us out of this and socially I don't think he would have made many if any gains for the good of our cause. Partner that with a Pelosi and Reid lead opposition, it could have been disastrous for another generation. Republicans really screwed up during the Bush years by not embracing a Reagan conservative agenda. They had the majority and the power and apparently got drunk, lazy and complacent with it.

It is a true conundrum and I am not proud of what I think. I have decided a short term rebound and gain for me and my family now will not necessarily advance a free-er more capitol based and smaller government later for my children.

To prove to you my sincerity here, I am slated to be layed off in November. My employer was gracious enough and had enough respect for me to let me know and help me out. I am in private commercial construction. There is none right now! My prospects for finding a job, in December, in my current profession are very bleak. Finding a job at the living standard we are at is impossible and we have been adjusting that standard downward for over a year. We have two vehicles with over 300,000 miles combined and they will need to just keep running. I support a family of 4 on my income and my wife is interviewing for a job as a result of this economy. She is trying to find something at night so we do not have to do daycare. We will have to figure out how to get insurance and we won't take it from the government. It is real anxiety we feel, not fabricated BS about Global Warming or some crap.

So don't take my perspective lightly.