Barack Obama's Historic Win

In light of Election Day 2008, I decided to start a new blog to express my views and reach out to others. I hope you will enjoy and take the time to add your comments.

First, I did not support Barack Obama for President. I believe his associations, his policies and, most significantly, his complete lack of experience and lack of accomplishment militated strongly against him. I am sure my future posts will explore these issues more as Obama fills cabinet positions, makes decisions and proposes budgets and legislation. Nevertheless, the people have spoken, Obama will be our next President, and America will continue to survive and, hopefully, thrive.

However, let's be clear: John McCain's loss is not a loss that can be pinned on conservatives. From the very beginning of the campaign, we conservatives were wary of McCain for his various legislative stands and willingness to sell us out. At the same time we respected his service. His loss is at least in part due to his failures to be consistently conservative a la Ronald Reagan. Conservative Republicans should view this election as a clarion call to stop electing RINOs (Republicans in name only) and start putting up strong candidates with principled and demonstrative conservative views, because these views win the day when advocated. Look at Prop. 8 winning in California as well as the passing of similar measures in Florida and Arizona.

Obama ran a better, more organized, better funded campaign, and appealed to a new, starry-eyed generation of voters who were taken by his soaring rhetoric. We'll see whether his governing will match. I, for one, am highly skeptical.