Posted by
John Crutchfield on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:12:25 AM
Was Jeremiah Wright's comment prophetic when he said "God D*** America"? Time will tell.
Pundits and experts across the country have been calling this race a referendum on Barack Obama. It turned out to be a referendum on George Bush.
Polsters had this race really tight going into November 4th. Obama swept McCain away capturing twice as many electoral votes.
Obama's acceptance speech was well written and eloquently delivered. Will he deliver on his promises?
There has been an undercurrent of fears that Obama will lead this country in a direction that will further the cause of socialist ideas. I, myself have commented on this many times and I believe it is true. It troubles me to see the numbers of young people who embrace this philosophy out of ignorance. They are the product of an education system that long ago gave up teaching history in favor of Marxist ideology. How can they know the millions of lives crushed by the weight of Marxism in all its forms? What bothers me most is their rejection of the liberty bequeathed to them by those who fought for it and died for it. It seems like such a waste. On November 4th, 2008, we gave the enemy of democracy a seat at our table. God help us.
In spite of all the sadness of the morning after, the basic principles of conservatism are still legitimate. The reasons for the democratic rout of republicans are many - the economy, the war in Iraq and to some extent, because republicans abandoned their core principles. They tried to be like democrats. Memo to republican leadership: That doesn't work!