While I was seriously upset last night at the election results, this morning I tried to look at the glass as half full. I realized that, hopefully, this will be the start of something good for Conservatives. The obvious and widely accepted "problem" with the Republican party has been its move away from Conservatism and towards a more centrist philosophy. I realized that I was in fact voting against Obama and Landrieu more than I was voting for McCain and Kennedy. Had these two been put in office, the Republican party would have continued to be watered down by "non-Conservatives". While I obviously think that anyone (well almost) would be better than Obama and Landrieu, the Conservative brand would not have been helped, fundamentally at least, by their election. Hopefully now the Republican party can find their "Reagan Conservative" that will not only energize the base (instead of just using it for votes) but actually apply fundamental Conservative principles to our National and State Governments.
My other reason for optimism is the "tall order" for the future President. Many promises have been made and there are a lot of problems to be ironed out. There could be a huge letdown if the "ship isn't righted" pretty quickly, or at all, by President Obama. Had McCain been President as all this continues to sour, then once again Conservative principles would be blamed because Republicans were in power, whether Conservative principles were applied or not.
