This election has reinforced the differences between Republican and Conservative like no other. As a Conservative, I want to punish the Republican Party for their malfeasance and departure from (quasi-)sound economic principles. They have gambled their principles away for the pursuit of power.

However, if I intend to follow through with my threat of retribution I will have to do so through the most liberal candidate ever to grace our presidential ticket. True, the Democrats have no disguise for their economic policies, but does blatant redistribution and class warfare fulfill my need for vengeance?

So where does a guy like me go? Obama supporters state that we have progressed toward socialism under Republican rule, which is fairly true. But does that mean I must vote for new leadership that assures me the slow migration away from free market principles looks better through the eyes of the hair rather than the tortoise?

Whereas today’s middle one-third seems to employ the “grass is greener” strategy, I can’t help but look across to a pasture more riddled with weeds and dead grass than the one I stand on now. Are we simply forced to watch this soiled version of “pendulum politics” unfold for the next 50 years (assuming we can make it that long)?