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until we see conservative action from the newly elected, we haven't accomplished ANYTHING

You're perfectly correct that we should not be relaxing from here on out. But above is the incorrect part, just by definition: We poured the foundation in a bunch of places. Can't do anything without that, so it is indeed an accomplishment. Workmen are standing there, getting their breath and cleaning up. It needs to be recognized and celebrated. Of course, the houses still need to be built. Good to mention that, especially with strategy notes to put on a calendarâ€”I'd be very interested in those myself.

There is indeed a chorus of those on FRâ€”and I'm not necessarily tarring you with thisâ€”whose main contribution is to say, "Don't get your hopes up!" and they leave it at that, other than to point out all the folks they won't be voting for on one principle or the other. Which I may agree with in particular cases. But that's not the point.

Whoever is spending a lot of energy trying to keep folks' hopes down and cussing failed candidates of the past, doesn't have a plan. We need a plan and persistent, spirited follow-up on the part of as many of us as possible, or we won't have the sweeping, long-lasting changes we need. We need more officers and fewer grousing privates. Honi soit qui mal y pense. Loosely translated: "If the shoe fits . . ."

The concept is rather simple: this country has crossed a line that it had never crossed before. The old rules no longer apply. We've got an administration trying to figure out the best ways to round regular Americans (i.e. conservatives) up and throw us in prison or even execute us, with almost daily news of organizations like the IRS, DHS, and even local police departments classifying veterans and conservatives as domestic terrorists and executing military-style raids on private homes for petty crimes, all while the Republicans we voted in to save us have instead aided and abetted the Marxists at every turn, and Freepers STILL want to think that a letter-writing campaign or simply pulling the lever for an "R" is enough.

It's not enough. Not even close. I object to people saying "Ha ha, we won!" because I KNOW they'll stop there and think their job is done. They'll sit their fat butts down and have a drink while the "R" they voted for goes and does the same damn thing the "D" did, only slower.

I don't want people unmotivated. I want them MORE motivated, motivated enough to go past the useless efforts that worked in the past and get ready to go to the next level. Instead of a letter-writing campaign you should be out buying more ammo.

Your post is an interesting one and I’d like to address a few points in.

First your analogy regarding building a foundation. Yes, the gop is building a foundation. They do this in every election they win. Unfortunately, at this juncture they aren’t looking to build on the foundation, they’re looking to dynamite it. The gop, like its sister organization the rats, has zero interest in delivering results. They’re interested in achieving power for its own sake.

I agree that there are some at FR who are spreading a message of gloom. That’s strange to me, because we’re at a great time in our history, and a wonderful time to be a conservative! Why you might ask? Because there is some hope of conservatives shaking the electoral system like a bad cold. Yes, not participating in sham elections is an important step. But it’s what comes afterward that is so downright awesome! Because you see I know a little something about conservatives: we are the type of people who fix problems. It’s just our nature. Once enough of us finally come to reject this electoral system for the rigged game that it is, we can get on with the important business of being and living conservatively.

I mean how can you not be optimistic?

As for a plan, I have plenty of them. Hundreds of them. But what they boil down is being conservative and living that way. That is far more powerful and effective than the political promises of kleptocrats who never act, who never deliver. Rejecting the rigged electoral game and Governing yourself is also far more gratifying.