Charles Dickens wrote:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way”
That is how Envision More feels right now, the few days after this historic election, even though we are still united in trying to pursue the advancement of our civilizations. Our ideals still remain divided. We may not be, as President-Elect Obama stated, a collection of ‘Red states, or blue states, but the United States of America.’ However we still remain a nation of independent and open thought, a nation where we can discuss different points of view freely, and where we let the people decide on viewpoint they believe is the correct choice for the nation at that time. The people have spoken in this election as well, and this time they have chosen to push the country to a more liberal direction.
However conservatives should not lose heart, Obama has spoken about and realizes that swinging the pendulum to the extreme left will not solve the problems. As Cicero stated, “Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.” I believe Barack Obama agrees with this adage, and will be prudent in all his actions. Many of you will say that with the majority in the congress, the liberals are going to run wild. I tell you, Obama himself won?t let that happen, he will be thorn to be the strong right and a strong left, because he was elected for that reason, he appealed to the independents, a congregation to which I am a proud member of.
I leave you with two pictures that tell two different tales, about two opposite ideals.
One may be a victor, and the other a loser, and this battle may have been lost, but the war for our future still continues. Don?t lose hope conservatives, tomorrow is a new day.
That picture of Ron Paul makes me want to cry. He is so amazing, yet in the end, no one (but a few enlightend folk) listen. Although I like the article, I feel as if the election was less about policy, and more about style: CNN proved that overwhelmingly, the election was about age, not race. With this, I do not see the destruction of conservatism (although I do see an end to the NeoCon wing of the GOP) but a rebirth of true democracy and popular sovereignty- a libertarian ideal at heart. Therefore, the election of Obama as the honest, motivational, passionate president can only help libertarians and all Americans, as his agenda may be left-leaning, but it will be transparent and truthful.
I don’t know what exactly makes Senator McCain more “deserving” than Senator Obama. I will admit, however, that McCain had a great deal working against him. His opponent was nothing short of an international phenomenon, and after McCain said that the fundamentals of the economy were strong, Obama took the lead and never looked back.
It will be interesting to see how the GOP restructures itself in the coming years.