While I agree with the premise of this article (US returning to discredited ideas) I disagree with blaming present issues solely on the Democrats. Conservatives need to recognize their own failures over the past few years and how we contributed to present circumstances.

First of all, Republicans (our supposed conservatives) have had extensive control within the government up until recently. And they aren’t exactly powerless today. Most of the issues that are now manifesting began under the Rep’s watch. Yes, the Dems were behind many of those ideas, but where were our ‘conservative leaders’ battling for their values? The fact is, while a few brave souls, including McCain resisted, the rest folded.

Another point regarding Conservatives love for deregulation. Less regulation is always preferable to more — when POSSIBLE. Let’s keep in mind that NO regulation is anarchy. At a lesser extreme (but unfortunately real), too little regulation and suddenly we find ourselves with several corporate entities that were too big to fail, in fact failing. Furthermore we find that somehow these corps are ‘critical’ to the US economy and require govt intervention. I’m sorry but no corporate entity should ever be allowed to achieve a position that would threaten the US economy if it were to fail. I’ll take regulation over that scenario any day of the week.

Finally, as much as I detest Obama’s platform, he is not any more socialist than the next guy. If you want to see socialism at work you certainly don’t need to wait for an Obama presidency because it is happening right now as our govt takes trillion dollar stakes in several industries, while several more are lining up with their hands out.

Conservatives must take responsibility for our mistakes and fix them. Don’t blame the Democrats. They have remained true to their values all along!