The evening of November 4th for me was much like the episode of South Park, with enthusiastic Obama supporters on the verge of celebratory rioting in the streets, and myself desperately trying to sleep and convince myself that the world isn’t going to take the next exit to the very depths of hell itself.

The pundits are busy microanalyzing every piece of everything the Republican and Democrat campaigns did, making their own assumptions and ideas about why the Republicans lost and why the Democrats won. Our fairweather friends like Mrs. Noonan say that conservatism lost, that McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin cost the Republicans, and that they were correct in saying the Democrats were going to win anyway, and we should just bow down and take it. They are essentially repeating the same I-Told-You-So mantra of the election prior.

Conservatism, when it is tried, wins every time. McCain made his career on opposing President Bush and the rest of the Republican party, and Obama’s ultimate victory came by casting himself to the right of McCain, just as many Democrats have before when going up against moderate Republicans. This election was not a “mandate” as the pundits suggest, nor is it a referedum on the policies of President Bush, (indeed then, they would have selected McCain, as Obama is more in line with Bush policy than even they realize,) it was a battle of “throw the bums out”, superior campaigning, and rallying the base.

The essential truth of 2008 is that conservatism is alive and well, and we as a party must return to these basic principles, of small government, of superior national defense, of personal liberty, of tax cuts and economic policies that promote innovation, investment, and economic growth, not destroy it. We must take a hardline stance against pork-barrel projects, and must begin to hand control of the party to the future conservative leaders, and take a strong stance in favor of technological innovation and keeping the Internet free of government-imposed restrictions that limit its original purpose.

Instead of just pointing out what Obama is doing wrong, we must point out what we would do right, and why our results will work better. We must work to promote our ideals instead of working to promote our own political careers. This congress will perhaps be the most corrupt and inethical congress in the history of this nation. We must take up the mantra of “Change” and truly bring that to the Congress and the Presidency. We must let people know how their Congress and President have abandoned them, and that we intend to bring true “change” through ethical reform and stamping out the special interests.

We must build a grassroots effort to dwarf that of George Soros and his Shadow Party. We must begin our stealth campaigns now to undermine his efforts and to let people know the truth behind the Democrat party, as it is revealed to them by their own eyes. We must call on the young to join with the old and lead what we shall call the Second Great Conservative Revolution, where we will not rebuild what was lost, we shall merely reclaim what was forgotten. We will counter the Democrats’ tactics of fear with our gospel of truth, we shall counter their uncertainty with our firm resolve, and we shall cast away all doubt by demonstrating to the American people that their country has not and will not abandon them in their time of need.

We must let the Democrats know that we will not simply stand aside as they try to erode away the basic institutions and beliefs that this country was founded on. We must let them know that there is a God, and they are not Him, and are not entitled to remove His place from our country and national identity. We must fight to preserve the basic freedoms and liberties passed on to us by our forefathers and carry their burden of defending them against those that wish to take them away.

We must protect our borders while passing meaningful immigration reform to cut the bureaucracy that exists within the naturalization system. A country without borders is hardly a country at all, but we must keep the door of opportunity open.

If we follow our basic principles such as these, the people will again reward us with the honor of serving them. We are elected as public servants, not in pursuit of our own ideals, and must always be mindful of this. We are here to do what is right for the nation, not what is of our own personal benefaction. If we adhere to these basic principles, we and the country will emerge stronger for it.

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