The Winkest Link

One would think that a 365 to 173 butt kicking in the electoral college (which democrats have hated for a long time) would show republicans the big picture. One would think that an 18 seat deficit in the Senate would show republicans the big picture. One would think that a 78 seat deficit in the House would show republicans the big picture. The big picture is, of course, moderate is the new America.

Obama is showing that the democratic symbol will not be what he pledges to. Just look at who is speaking at his inauguration, as well as who is going to be in his cabinet.

Republicans, on the other hand, believe that what they need to do is get more conservative. I’m sure you’ve seen the recent interviews with Sarah Palin, where she says that if she were a democrat she’d be much more accepted (just like Hillary Clinton was or Caroline Kennedy currently is).

Equally, republicans believe they didn’t win the presidential election because McCain wasn’t conservative enough. I am willing to say that the election would have been a toss-up, if not even in McCain’s favor, had he picked a more moderate running-mate, such as Joe Lieberman, Chuck Hagel, or really even Mitt Romney.

The only republicans that knew conservative is the wrong direction after the election are the ones that knew it before, and it may be a couple years before that idea catches on.

Frankly, I think we have all the time in the world.