Post-election breakdown
I’ve taken a few days off to since the election to gather my thoughts about what has transpired over the past few months and what it means for our nation.
First of all, come January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be my President. I don’t say this lightly. As President, he has my respect. Although I disagree with him on most issues of the day, he has been elected by the people of this great nation. I will defend him against attack, both physical and non-physical, from those outside this country. A threat against Barack Obama is a threat against this nation. This does not mean that I have to agree with him, but it does mean that, in disagreeing with him, I will be respectful of his position. One thing that has bothered me about the left over the past eight years is their lack of respect for President Bush. I am not talking about a SNL skit or something innocent; I am referring to Michael Moore and the “F the President bumper stickers” and Oliver Stone. They have displayed an incredible lack of respect for the office of the President and the holder of that office. I will not stoop to that level, and I encourage my fellow conservatives to join me.
Second, John McCain ran a terrible campaign. I have never been a big fan of John McCain politically, and this campaign has done nothing to change my opinion. He was soft on Obama, made too many stupid decisions, and basically mis-managed the whole thing. Even now, 3 days after the election, his campaign is ripping Sarah Palin for this and that. It was as bad a campaign as I have ever seen, and they paid for it with a blowout loss.
Third, I am glad John McCain was the candidate, because I am not sure that anyone could have been Sen. Obama this year. Given his incredible amount of money and the tremendous negative opinions of President Bush, it was too big a hill to climb. Since stronger conservatives like Mitt Romney were left out of the race, they live to fight another day.
Finally, there has been a great deal of talk about the Republican Party re-inventing themselves; to that, I say “Hogwash!” The only thing the Republican Party needs to do is start acting like conservatives again.