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The fundamental dynamic that liberals will achieve in this election is to encourage more people from all walks of life to get on the government dole, in every way they can do it.

They’ll do it on television.
They’ll do it on the radio, as they already do here in Massachusetts.
They’ll do it in the school system.
They’ll do it in the Universities.
They’ll do it in the Chambers of Commerce.

Here in Massachusetts, you can tune your radio to FM stations and listen to taxpayer-funded advertisments advising non-taxpayers to get on the government dole * even if they think they earn too much to qualify. *

This state is going to become the model for the rest of the country under this Congress and Administration. Getting on the government dole is socially acceptable, even a badge of honor in Massachusetts, and that is going to be the New America.

When you live in a state that just legalized marijuana possession despite the overwhelming advice of law enforcement in MA, and you know how much drug treatment costs, you understand the dynamic.

Also, here’s #14:

STOP GAMBLING. The only reason for the vast expansion of gambling in America is to fund the state. You’re taking the money you should be putting in the bank and handing it over to the government succubus, and it will never stop sucking. The libertarians are WRONG about this issue.

Republicans are going to have to make it a matter of actually SHAMING people for not saving money, taking leisure drugs, gambling, and going on the dole.

…and a lot of it is good advice…

but, a lot of it also sounds like the sort of stuff that got us into this mess (the Obama presidency, huge Dem majorities) in the first place…be nice, play by the rules, etc. etc. no matter how far over the line the other side goes…you get past a certain point (and I’m afraid we’re already well past it), and all the honorable, boyscout sounding stuff just serves to reaffirm you position as a permanent minority…I wish it were otherwise, but I just do not see it. I don’t see the bunch who is going to run the gov’t for the next 2+ years allowing the opportunity for these sorts of tactics to work.

The item that I’d “asterisk” a bit is item 4). I would say “Don’t blame” period. Placing blame is somewhat counterproductive. If you WERE to place blame, I’m afraid the voters are the only place to go – they’re the ones that elected Prez-Elect Obama. I suppose you could go down the path we’ve been down for the last six months or more, where we accuse Obama & co. of being liars, cheats, etc. … but again, that’s now irrelevant.

Your statement the GOP also has some serious introspection to do about how we let things come to the point of giving the public a reason to do what it did. is really the key. Go-forward strategy is the key.

Need to do a lot of #11 and #12 right now, this has worn me down, must recharge and refocus on the rest later.

But I would be remiss if I did not say that I and my family would not have been nearly as well informed without Redstate!

You are a better person than I.

Speaking for just me… I intend, starting today, to give back all the vitriol that I (we) have received from the left these past 8 years. I will give Obama the same ‘grace’ given to George Bush.

None.

8 years ago they started on Bush the very night of the election… and much more the day after. This isn’t over it’s just starting, here and now… today. Today and the next 8 years. No quarter was ever given, none will be given now.

Take the fight to the enemy, people.

Outstanding. This will be sent to my email list.

Play to win. Bring brass knuckles to a boxing match.
Bring a gun to a knife fight.
Bring the ability to persuade and to define the oppo to a debate.
Make sure our votes get counted and theirs don’t.
Never ever ever toss a Republican under the bus becasue democrats tell us he or she is bad.
What the people fo Alaska did in re-electing Ted, knowing he is giong to resign, was exactly the right thing to do.
No more hatfields or DeLays, where we allow the tender feelings of our democrat overlords manipulate us into killing our own.
And when the next demcorat looting of a major public entity occurs, and it will, make sure there is no doubt who the thieves are in clear, plain language even a journalist can understand.
And when Obama says stuff, we need to make sure we find out about it something like real time, not months and months later.

You have read my mind.

Life goes on, and as conservatives we must maintain a level of maturity, civility, responsibility, and optimism.

Working in the heart of NYC I have grown accustomed to the “stranger in a strange land” mindset. Most of the good people I work with hold views that are diametrically opposed to mine. Obama’s win will have them dancing in the clouds for weeks to come. …But where they openly mocked my beliefs during these last 8 years I will not return the favor.

Conservatives need to regroup. Republicans need to decide where they stand. We have seen the results of the much heralded moderate Republican, and now we need to return to first principles.

We need new, fresh, clear voices that will sell conservative ideas to an intellectually lazy populace with style, grace, and logic.

We need faces that have not been lurking in the halls of Washington for decades. Palin, Jindal, and hell, even Joe the plummer are a good start.

Life rolls on, and the future is only as bright as we make it.

Thanks for the post.

I wish I could say that I’m able to move on from last night, but with Obama taking the White House, my senator Dole out, and Bev Perdue my governor elect, I’m having a hard time seeing a silver lining. Fortunately, I know that America, and more importantly God are both greater than a man and his party, so the funk will be short lived while, as Erick suggested, we take a step back and recoup. We live to fight another day, and the GOP has a bright future if it takes the time to examine itself and allow the party to get back to its Conservative roots and to allow the Conservatives to step up and move the party forward. We’ve seen a bright spot in Jindal and Palin and several others and I’m excited!

The vengeful, spiteful, human side of me wants to see exactly what we fear happen so we can say “See, I told you so”….but the side of me that loves God and loves my country cringes at the thought of it being driven into the ground wins out, and so I pray for Obama in his new role, for our government, for our judges and resign myself to the fact that God, in His infinite wisdom has allowed this to happen for a reason, and His Ways are higher than my ways.

Thank you RedState for all you’ve done these past years. I am excited and proud to be a part of such a great community.

Brian

…I suppose dressing in all black is taking it a little too far…

DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP !!!!!

I am NOT proud of my country!

And it’s time to get true conservatives to lead the conservative party. We can no longer be willing to compromise on the important issues and there should be no rolling over in the spirit of “bipartisanship.” Because somehow bipartisanship always comes out looking pretty liberal.

Good list, but I don’t even think I’m capable of doing #4.

I DO blame the voters. And I don’t know what it will take for me to regain my faith in 1/2 of the American public. Especially friends and relatives who are generally thoughtful and conservative, yet who went against all their stated values to vote for someone because of offered fluffy platitutes.

It’s the voters, and I blame them.

I’m a sad monster this morning.

I completely agree: we Republicans must be classy about this. I was volunteering in CT for Shays and I have to say, it is bleak here today, as it was last night. But we must keep our heads high, chins up, and show liberals how to lose with grace. And of course, plan for 2010- once we are all able to think again, that is. Again, thanks for this, and thanks to RedState in general for being a place for Republicans to gather and for being a beacon of truth in this last year.

I won’t pay higher taxes. I won’t sell my house. I won’t take the kids out of school. Those who made my tax bill higher will pay them. You can too!

Have employees? Let one go. The one who loved Obama. Tell them Obama needs the money.

Go to church” The Methodists and others (especially those associated with the United Church of Christ) have been openly supporting Obama. Let them know that your contribution will be less because Obama wants to decide how to spend it.

Tell the local eating establishment that you go to often (the one promoting Obama) that you won’t be there much anymore. Have to save money for Obama’s tax bill.

Voters should see first hand how their voting decisions count.

I came across this quote from the 1963 Congressional Record on obamacrimes.com, and while most of what is posted there is fodder for conspiracy theorists, this might give some pause for reflection:
Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35

January 10, 1963

Current Communist Goals

EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, January 10, 1963

Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America.

At Mrs. Nordman’s request, I include in the RECORD, under unanimous consent, the following “Current Communist Goals,” which she identifies as an excerpt from “The Naked Communist,”

CURRENT COMMUNIST GOALS

1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.

2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.

3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.

4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.

5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.

6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.

7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.

8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev’s promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N.

9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.

10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.

11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)

12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.

13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.

14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.

15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.

16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers’ associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

18. Gain control of all student newspapers.

19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.

20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.

25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”

27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a “religious crutch.”

28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”

29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.

30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the “common man.”

31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the “big picture.” Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.

32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture–education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.

34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.

36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.

37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.

38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].

39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.

40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.

42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.

43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.

44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.

45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.

To anyone out there in the Commonwealth. We do have statewide elections for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and the House of Delegates coming up in 2009.

Also, Fairfax County will have a special election sometime soon (Jan 2009?) for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to replace Gerry Connelly (D), who won last night to succeed Tom Davis (R) in VA-11.

Turn the tide. The battle continues.

Apparently, this press released was delayed until Obama was elected.

Biden predicted Obama would be tested in the first 6 months. Who knew it would be the first 6 hours.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447204,00.html

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. — H. L. Mencken

Now that the media hangover is about to begin, it’s only a matter of time before the MSM “notices” the complaints about illegal fund raising by the Obama campaign.

So how soon before we start calling for an independent investigator and possible impeachment charges for campaign finance violations?

n/p

I’m fearful Obama will chip away a capitalism over the next 8 years to the point that we will look more like China than the US. You can expect more of our liberties to be taken from us for the good of the dependant class. He’s only 47. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an effort to change the constitution to allow for a third term; think Russia. I’m 62 years old. I don’t think I’ll be around to see the end of the troubles this nation will be facing.

I will oppose Obama AND the 60 million+ morons who voted for him. These are not my countrymen. They are traitors of the worst sort and elected a man who is anathema to everything our country once stood for. They might as well have elected Fidel Castro.

Now we have to hope the next few years will get so bad that it will shake enough Obamabots out of their daze when they finally realize the horrific mistake they’ve made.

I have slightly modified the Obama campaign logo and made a “Resist Obama” bumper sticker. I have uploaded the artwork at http://www.sinsofthehusband.com/obamasticker.jpg

Please feel free to share it with others. There are online companies that will print a single sticker for you for about $5.00 (including shipping).

Knowledge is power, ladies and gentlemen. I have no doubt that the majority of readers and contributors here are only too aware of this maxim, however the general population is sadly deficient.

As some added suggestions to Dan’s outstanding list, please consider the following:

1. Pick up a copy of the United States Constitution. They are readily available from many sources and you can always resort to Barnes and Noble or Borders if need be, where it may be found for $5.00 or less. Read it until you can quote it from memory. As a corollary to this point, I would also recommend picking up a copy of the Federalist Papers. My rather worn copy includes some nice commentary and cost me less than 10 dollars. Granted that was a decade and a half ago…

2. Pick up a copy of Barry Goldwater’s Conscience of a Conservative. My newest copy is a reprint of the Regnery edition published in 1990. Also less than $5.00 when you shop around. This is THE Republican playbook. Stray from it at your own risk.

3. Read, read, read. The next two years are going to feature a lot of media coverage on topics that aren’t exactly uplifting to the conservative spirit. Take this time to tune out the MSM, Oprah and whomever else and pick up some solid conservative authors. Or, heck, go back to the fundamentals: Aquinas, Aristotle, Plato, Burke, de Maistre, Chesterton, Belloc, Lewis, etc.

4. Related to point 3, I highly recommned that anyone with the time and means head back to school. Finish any degree(s) that you may have started in the past. Start (and finish) a new one if you’d like. There have been many rumblings against academia in the past several years. I assure you, such rumblings are absolutely spot on, however that doesn’t diminish the need to improve yourself by education. There just is no better substitute for learning than the rigors of formal university education. I recommend classes in the humanities (English, philosophy, etc.), but I’m biased. By all means study what you enjoy!

5. The more knowledgeable and educated we become, the better we will be able to challenge the collectivists on the Left in 2010. The next two years are a great time to train for the rematch. Let’s not waste them!

There is no question that Obama was elected because of deceit, lying, misleading, theft of votes and donations, and thuggery Chicago style.

So by your statement “Don’t question the Verdict”, are you saying that anything now goes, even with the highest job in the land. Here and on Glenn Beck today I am hearing we must now respect Obama for his position as our president. Beck said he won it fairly and squarely. Is that really what we have become as citizens of the US? Anything goes? Don’t ask any questions?

Again-
Today is the first time in my adult lifetime that I am ashamed of my country.

The Conservatives will not ever regain any power unless they are willing to stand up, with steel in their spines, and fight for what made this country great in the past.

This is a failed strategy.
This is the one where Republicans pick up the slack and play nice.
Where we pay the bills and fight for the nation’s safety.
We are the adults and the children whine until they get their way.
This lost it for us.
So I say, LET THEM FAIL.
HELP THEM FAIL.
Oppose Obama AND America, the way the Democrats opposed our country, but do it economically.
Since our auto industry was colluding with Obama before the election was even underway, cut their legs out from under them.
Help Obama destroy their jobs.
They’re union, they’ve got welfare on top of welfare.
Buy foreign-made everything, drawing the line at Chinese goods, for obvious reasons.
BOYCOTT.
Better yet, DON’T SPEND.
DON’T BUY ANYTHING.
If you must buy, buy used and Japanese.
If you can afford it as a farmer, DON’T PLANT.
Don’t go the movies.
Don’t support Hollywood.
Don’t watch network television. If you need your prolefeed, you’re already lost to their side.
Your support of these traitors is killing our country and warping your kids.
If you have any money, get it out of America now. Put it in Canada, just don’t feed the parasites.
Some dolts will whinge, “but it’s unpatriotic!” Is it patriotic to support a Communist occupation? To fund fascism?
If you think so, then be a Biden patriot and pay your taxes like a meek little sheep.

I have been married to my wife for ten years. I have been married to my country for many more. Last night, sadly, my country divorced me.

I have never lived in this country when I did not feel that I was part of the majority, a majority not based on color, religion or ethinicity, but based on ideals.

I did not ask for this divorce, nor did I expect it. My sense of loss is overwhelming. This was not just a lost election like in ’92 or ’96, where the country elected a Democrat but was not fundamentally turning to the left. But after two straight elections of Democrat domination, it is abundantly clear that America has made a hard turn to the left. We are not just an opposition party now, we are a minority opposition party.

I fear for my children. I fear they will not know the conservatism I knew as a child and was taught by my parents and Ronald Reagan. They will be taught something else, no matter how much I try to protect them from it.

My country divorced me last night. I do not know anymore whether the values I hold close are the values shared by most Americans. My fellow citizens told me last night that they do not.

I believe that politics is cyclical, and that conseratives can make a comeback, but after such a messy divorce, it will take a long time. The country has moved so far to the left that getting it to come back even to the center will take a long time. My children will likely be adults before that happens. And that is almost too much to bear.

My country divorced me last night. Irreconcilable differences, I think they call it.

I won’t be giving any more money to charities. I used to consistently give a higher proportion of my income to many charities than B.O. did but no more. Since B.O. won this election by promising to “spread the wealth” around, I’m going to let the government take care of the poor, sick and homeless.

Obama only won because he promised the world to those in the lower social classes and those liberals who believed that the government should solve all of the social problems in this country.

So no more money from me to:
March of Dimes,
America’s Second Harvest,
Los Angeles Mission,
Union Rescue Mission,
Hollygrove,
Multiple Sclerosis Society,
American Red Cross,
Ronald McDonald House,
Easter Seals,
Goodwill,
Heifer International,
Ability First,
Toys 4 Tots,
Paralyzed Veterans of America,
American Heart Association,
American Cancer Association,
Disabled American Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars,

Conservatives and Republicans give more money to charities than liberals. Since Barry is going to take more money away from me, I don’t see any reason why there is any need for me to give to charities. Let the liberals and government take care of the charities.

People want a “free lunch” and I’m not going to help pay for it.

There are a couple of local charities that I will still contribute but that’s it.

Lets all see Obama fall flat on his face. They sabotoged GW Bush from day one. I’m looking out only for myself now.

Dan,
I mostly agree with you. We must remain true to our principles. That doesn’t mean we can’t fight. But we must fight in a way that will do us proud. I must quibble a bit, though, about number 3. There was undoubtedly a great deal of voter fraud in various places and we should do everything we can to root out this fraud. I doubt it would have changed the overall outcome of the election but it might have changed the outcome of a state, e.g., North Carolina. Here is one area that I hope we can work with Obama and perhaps score a few points as well.

[redacted]

This is Obama with Pelosi and Reid we’re talking about, after all…

“(11) Pray: Well, this one speaks for itself. Pray especially for the unborn.”

Very well done.

to look forward. We cannot spend the next 2 years, or even 2 minutes! looking back or being angry with those who voted for BO.

As much as I resist the idea, he will be my President as well. We must simply go on.

There is no doubt that we must use this time to get some TRUE CONSERVATIVES into congress. When the 2010 elections come, we can put good conservatives in. this will give us the opening needed to win the WH in 2012.

Be strong and prepared. We will persevere.

Ter

PS: A note from my sister this morning put it all in perspective:

” Change can come in many forms and just when we least expect it. So all we can do is pray for him (BO)to do what is right by this country and let God’s plan unfold. Because remember, God is in charge and makes no mistakes.”

SURVIVING IN WYOMING…

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What’s up with trying to be nice? That’s what Bush and McCain tried. Obama and the democrats weren’t nice. They won.

Sorry. Not I.

Why not just say “how to take it in the A$$?”

Fight, fight..

My whole life I have played by the rules and tried to accomodating to everyone. And everytime I get kicked in the teeth. No more nice guy! No more civility!

That person is not my President! He lied, cheated and used stolen money to get elected. No way will my personal sense of honor allow me to even give him the respect of office. I will give him as much quarter as the media and liberals have given Bush.

2010 will be a Census year, and most states will be re-drawing congressional districts.

Dan has a great general plan. 2012 will be here soon enough. But, 2010 is the year we MUST focus on.

Eye on the prize…

You need to pray for the elderly in Washington state, too.

I agree that we must continue living a healthy life as always. But the war is on!

It’s time to call a spade a spade. Let us not waste our efforts again for platitudes. We must oppose every wrong move or turn of the next Administration. No honeymoon!

Stop this bipartisanship. We must be cautious of any false attempts by the Democrats of reaching out the Republicans. These will just be “lures” so that everytime they make mistake, they will immediately blame the same against the republicans.

Remember, we are talking here of the MSM-annointed President and we can’t fight them in a fair playing field (silly, because supposed to be they are the fair playing field).

With these regards, I suggest that:

REDSTATE must now compile all the promises made by Obama and, on a day-to-day basis, to track what Obama’s actions against his own words.

In addition, we must be “mindful” of those policies and legislative strategies being advanced by the Obama Administration and the Democrat-run Congress that may curtail our fundamental rights and sacred beliefs as Americans. Remember that we are now dealing with real socialists from Chicago which are all in the tank of Obama, not just ordinary liberals. These people fabricate lies and traps.

In short,

No Rest for Wicked!

When Reagan was shot in 1981, I walked into work that day and a friend of mine (who is black) looked at me and said “I hear they shot y’alls president” Clearly inferring to me that they did not shoot her president. BHO is president-elect of the US and will be the president come this January. Being very pro-life I cannot accept him as my president. I do not believe in big government spending (by either repubs or Dems) and this will certainly be the case should he follow through on even some of his campaign promises. I will be supporting Congressional candidates who oppose BHO’s socialism in 2010 and will campaign hard against BHO in 2012. You don’t win anything with appeasement. You win by presenting strong arguments and through hard work.

…is on fire today.

Remind, remind, and remind people that we have a democrat Congress. Congress is very unpopular yet according to a recent insider/advantage poll only 53% of the public knew the d’s control it.

The strange thing is it almost feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Not having to play defense for a RINO candidate, and a president who refused to defend himself. It’ll be refreshing to sit back and heave all the criticisms from the sidelines and be immune from any retaliatory verbage. (They will try but they will look stupid for doing so). So now you lib b*stards the government is yours you control it, you will screw it up and I will be laughing my head off. We will come back in 2 to 4 years to once again clean up your mess. Hopefully we will still have a democracy left to repair. We will come back bigger, stronger, and fierce.

Enjoy the Kool-Aid libs, we will pissed in it.

This is a great survival guide, and i should know because i have been living much of it for the last 8 years. i voted Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004, and i absolutely sympathize with the sense of despair that many on this site feel. “How could this possibly happen? Why doesn’t America get it!?” I wondered. Let me weigh in on some of the points in the original post –

(1) Oppose Obama, Not America
*Yes. But realistically, wait until he actually tries to enact policies that you disagree with, otherwise you are practicing the kind of blind partisanship that is so corrosive in this country. And beyond that, I suspect he will turn out to be much more of a centrist and pragmatist than many on this site fear. I do recall giving Bush the benefit of the doubt for the first few years, DEFINITELY after 9/11, and initially i supported the war in Iraq. Many of my friends were marching in massive protests and i just kept thinking “You hippies are so naive! Don’t you know that Saddam has nukes and collaborates with Al Qaeda??” When i later found out these allegations were bogus, he lost credibility with me, made me feel like a sucker, and i turned hard agaist him.

(3) Don’t Question The Verdict
*Agreed. Many of my friends would gripe about the “stolen” elections of 2000 and 2004 and it always made me want to roll my eyes. In the absence of a definitive and impeachable crime, it always struck me as sour grapes, irrelevant, and never once offered any solutions to the problems we face.

(4) Don’t Blame The Voters
*Not sure i agree with this one. The beauty (and sometimes tragedy) of democracy is that voters get the government they deserve. But while the American public doesn’t always make the right call , you can rest assured that over time political parties that are incompetent or corrupt will ultimately be held accountable.

(5) Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
*Agree wholeheartedly. Take a good look at the country. Take a good look at your ideas. Debate. Argue. Refine. Then should we democrats become intellectually bankrupt and corrupt, launch a blistering attack on us and drive us out of power. Thats what we did to you, and i would expect that same. Despite my political leaning, i ultimately want the smartest and most competent people running the government – and if thats not the democrats I am perfectly happy voting for a republican.

(9) Grow A Thick Hide and Get Your Taxes in Order:
*We shall see about that – Last i heard Obama’s plan involves a tax cut for most people, and a tax hike on income above 250k. And that tax hike is from 35% to 39.6% – same as under Clinton, and lest we forget, he essentially presided over 8 years of peace and prosperity. I think conservatives run into trouble when they take the ideas of Ronald Reagan and just blindly superimpose them onto the issues of today. Under Reagan marginal tax rates were something absurd like 60 or 70%! Carter era taxes are not even remotely comparable to Obama’s tax plan. It will be very interesting to see if his proposal becomes law, these dire economic straits as they are. But time will tell.

(12) Get On Living:
*This is perhaps the best advice of all. I was so depressed about 2004 you can’t even imagine. But i got over it – and you guys will have your turn again soon. But lets face it – John McCain paid the price for the monumental failures of George Bush and the Republican party. Iraq. Torture. Abramoff. The Incompetent Rumsfeld. Enormous deficits. Hurricane Katrina. Economic Meltdown. It borders on delusional to look objectively at the last 8 years and decide that you deserve another 4. But at some point the pendulum will swing back to the right, and when it comes, you guys will just have to be sharp enough to jump on it. I mean that absolutely sincerely. I think a sharp right is the best way for the left to stay sharp. And one party rule is an invitation to temptation that is, historically, almost impossible to resist. I just pray the democrats can put things on the right track.

I hope its alright if i share my thoughts on this site – i am a liberal but I do read you guys regularly and have no interest in exclusively hearing my own beliefs regurgitated back to me. There are some really smart people on this site, i have faith you guys collectively can figure out where it went wrong for the conservative movement and make the changes. As my dad said to me last week ” i have voted republican for 28 years – but give me a break. enough is enough” – and i think most people in the nation felt that way. Obama’s record is thin, but people were willing to make a change in the belief that it couldn’t get any worse. Here’s hoping they are right.
all the best,
Scott

Regarding number 10 on you list: “Buy More Life Insurance”, I’m pretty sure most/all life insurance policies exclude acts of war or terrorism.

A small point, but after pouring over the election results all night, that’s all I got.

In California the “good” Christians “saved” marriage and let America as we know it die! How can you vote yes on 8 and then vote for Obama? I will continue to vote a straight Republican ticket for as long as I live but fully expect to die in a communist country. Today I am entirely without hope.

how people are reading into your diary more of the New Tone that got us to where we are today. All I see is ‘oppose vigorously but don’t become unhinged’. Unlike they do for the libs, the media will not cover for our ‘loons’ even if what they’re saying is true (ask Michelle Bachmann)

As for those who delusionally continue in their belief that the GOP just isn’t moderating enough – I would direct you to the CNN exit poll which show that McCain won 89% of the R’s but only 78% of self-described conservatives.

If we ponder that for a moment that tells us two things – 1) there are D’s out there who describe themselves as conservative; and 2) The Republcian brand has become so indistinguishable from the Socialist/Democrats that 22% of people who consider themselves conservative voted for the most openly Marxist candidate in our history.

Had we won the same percentage of conservatives that Obama won among liberals, we’d be discussing President McCain’s cabinet right now.

If that doesn’t tell you that we haven’t talked the conservative talk and walked the conservative walk I’m not sure what will.

This is from the web:

President Obama’s First Step: Reset Expectations

The MSM is running stories on how Barack won’t be able to do any of the things that he promised during the campaign.

What a freakin joke! So there are stories all over the place about how the tax cuts (i.e., welfare checks) are going to have to wait since there the feds don’t have the money.

I sure hope that the 98% of black folks who voted for their Messiah don’t get too angry when their deliverance from slavery is delayed.

It’s day ONE of the Barack regime and the MSM has already begun to run interference for the Messiah! Talk about bait and switch and selling a load of defective goods.

for our cause as conservatives is to demonstrate how to be gracious in defeat, without giving up the fight. We cannot let ourselves be dragged down to the level of the unhinged left.

The left will be gloating for awhile, at least until reality sets in, but we will gain many converts if we remain loyal but true to our principles when the excrement hits the fan (and it will).

Yes, Obama will blame Bush for the problems he will exacerbate, but it will ultimately ring hollow just as it rang hollow when Republicans (rightly IMO) blamed the Democrats for the housing meltdown. Rightly or wrongly, the party in power always gets the blame when the economy tanks.

“For now, we have a new president-elect. In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president.”

The Reign of Lame Falls Mainly on McCain

By Coulter