Reflections on Elections

So here's why the Republicans lost this week. It's not because Americans rejected conservatism. It's because the Republicans didn't offer it... In fact, most of the Democrats that won ran as "Blue Dog" (read "Conservative") Democrats. America is still a conservative nation and wants conservative leadership. But honestly, do the Republicans offer that right now? On a lot of issues, no. Look at the money they're spending. Look at the prescription drugs program. Why haven't they fixed the border? I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture. As a result of this, the Conservative base had no real reason to turn out. And those "Independents" who did want to vote for Conservatives were just as likely to vote for the Blue Dogs as a Republican, mainly due to the Republicans lack of ability to accomplish some important things (immigration reform, social security reform, tort reform) as well as their lack of ability to communicate effectively on the important issues, mainly the so-called "War on Terror" and the war in Iraq.

Which brings me to my next point. As I said before, I was as close to a one issue voter this election as I've ever been. To me, the primary point of concern in this election was the war in Iraq and the war against Islamic Fascism. The Republicans (I'll lay this primarily at the feet of President Bush) have almost completely failed to communicate the critical nature of our mission in Iraq. Iraq is all about reshaping the Middle East and destabilizing Iran. President Ahmadinejad has said repeatedly that Iraq is the head of the Islamic Caliphate. Osama bin Laden has said that we are involved in World War III in Iraq. How can people say we need to get out of Iraq? If we did, as soon as we did, Iran and Syria would be all over that country and it would be worse off than it was before. And it's not as if we haven't accomplished a lot and are continuing to accomplish good things in Iraq. Go here to download a video about Iraq and what the media's not reporting: http://www.glennbeck.com/realstory/iraq-video.shtml. We must "stay the course" in Iraq, both for our future and theirs. We are involved in a holy war, even if it's not of our choosing.