I hate the idea of throwing the game to a politician we disagree with (Obama) in the hopes that the negative experience to follow will be transformative. Sure, it may “wake” moderates up, but they tend to fall back to sleep quickly.

On the other hand, Obama is going to move the bounds of what government thinks is its business outwards. Those markers are not going to be pulled back in.

I don’t want conservatives getting too clever, or ideologically purist, in the next election. Chastise the party, but NOT on election day. (Any word on how that Democrat who took Dede Scofassavi’s seat is going to vote on the next trillion dollar entitlement?)