God bless American. She’ll need it.

It doesn’t matter what McCain says, the next president will be a one term wonder. Perhaps Romney has the ability to overcome the obsticles that will lead us to economic problems but, he will be working with a Democratic Congress and Senate. It would be like trying to save a drowning man, Mitt will get hurt by the kicking and thrashing of people who haven’t learned that taxing and spending only damages the nation. In 2012 the election slogan will be, “It’s the economy stupid!”

I see a pattern evolving here that could lead us to a resurgance of conservativism in 2012. Republicans should be looking on the horizon for a Reagan conservative, for representatives and senators willing to write and pledge to a new ‘contact for America’ There is currently a dirth of conservative leadership.

A National health plan may provide health care to some Americans but the cost will be an ailing economy that will have no cure but to raise taxes. When has the government ever run anything that they haven’t ruined? There is no such thing as free health coverage. Ask Canadians and English citizens.

I blame the rocky status of conservativism on the two Bushes. George Herbert was never a Reagan republican. He branded Reagan’s plan for tax cuts as ‘voodoo economics’ and rapidly brushed it aside even after repeated exclaimations of, “Read my lips. No new taxes.” George Walker shone after 9/11 but has not been an effective president. He didn’t need to go into Iraq when he did and messed it up when he did. He didn’t initiate the surge that has been so successful until after the electorate expelled his fellow Republican Senators and Representatives in large numbers. He rails against pork in bills but, allowed incredable amounts of spending uner a Republican House and Senate.

Let us also look to ourselves to American citizens. Under fear of death, Iraqi citizens turned out over 90% to vote in their first election. We Americans rarely reach 50% with nothing to fear. We should bring over a few thousand Iraqi citizens with purple fingers to observe our elections. Would shame bring out the vote?

As for McCain, “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind” Proverb 11:29. He will be a puppet to the Democrats because he so often spit in the faces of his own party.

We conservatives have a rough four to eight years ahead. Hunker down, ride the storm and look for a new captain.

What are they thinking about when I’m talking to them? I haven’t gotten very far past the slap to wonder and, if she hasn’t slapped me, I’m busy trying to get the Strawberry Margarita off my face and out of my shirt.

Am I a chauvinist? I’ll ask my girlfriend when she’s finished making my dinner, doing my laundry, and cleaning the house.

I hope she doesn’t read this.

Les, I’ll be laughing about that line for years to come.