The conservative " mind" is a strange thing. It sees danger threatening from all directions, coming from people who aren't recognizably from the same tribe. The core belief seems to be that all would be well if only everyone was just like me. To have whole sets of enemies is a comfort that takes away the difficult job of actually confronting tough issues. It's called scapegoating, one of the world's oldest con games. "IT all started with Obama" ??? Imagine that. Up 'til then, everything was perfect. But it took just one bad apple to spoil it all. If liberals were somehow behind all Americas' problems, then conservative might as well give up and slash their wrists because they're way too far outgunned. Look, there are real threats out there. Some of them can be dealt with conservatively. Some are better approached from the other direction. Anyone who believes that all our woes are the fault of the other party is simply gullible. There are battles to fight, but they won't be won by stupidity. Yeah, we ought to have better candidates, but often the choice isn't between a good one and a bad one. There is a meaningful difference between a not-so- good one and one who's even worse.
