Things are looking a little bleak these days for those of us that believe in Conservative ideals. With Obamination in the White House, the core beliefs, morals, and freedoms that made America the greatest country the world has ever known will be under daily attack. Implementation of Conservative ideals on a national level will be almost impossible for at least the next 2, and probably the next 4 years. Much good that has been accomplished will be undone. Much that has been prevented will come to pass.

The Republican party has brought much of this to head. The failure of the party to police its own members, to provide leadership, and mostly, to stick to the Conservative principles that made it strong, has played a large part in its losses.

It is time to rebuild. At the lowest levels we must find the candidates that embody and can communicate the ideals of smaller government, personal responsibility, the free market, and the importance of a strong national defense in which we win, not surrender.

I am not convinced that the Republican party is currently capable of carrying this standard. It may be time for the development of a new party that can compete at the local level. Such an American Conservative party could present its ideals without the encumbrance of people such as Ted Stevens and John McCain.

Conservatives have other responsibilities as well:
Get involved in local government. More than just voting, we must know the issues, participate in discussion and debate, and exercise the best kind of oversight, that of the private citizen.
Get involved in your neighborhood schools. For too long we have allowed the left to dominate the educational establishment. Our children and the our Nation’s founding concepts are under attack. It may be time for those of a Conservative mind to sacrifice some pay for the greater good and become teachers. This is not a low calling, and we must be willing to counter the effects of the extreme liberalism in our schools. If you have any doubts about how bad this has become, remember that William Ayres is a Professor of Education at the University of Illinois. That he was ever hired should be ample evidence of how bad education has become.
Fight the “Fairness Doctrine”. Not only is the name a ridiculous and transparent lie; it is also patently unconstitutional in regard to the First Amendment. The left has a habit of championing freedom of speech when it works for them; we should champion this right every day. We should keep in mind however, that this amendment was only intended to protect political speech, and fight the unfairness doctrine on those grounds.
Remain true to our principles. We can fight hard, and not give up, but we should NEVER stoop to their methods. Unfortunately, at least one conservative talk show host broke with this during the primaries. Hugh Hewitt used name calling and faulted callers instead of ideas in his nearly-rabid proponency of Governor Romney. This is not how we as Conservatives should behave.
Write editorials, blogs, and even fiction that shines a light on how positive Conservative ideals are. Don’t allow our voices to be silenced.

All of these things, and so much more are necessary to Conservatism regaining its rightful prominence in the American political spectrum. Keep your heads up, and wear your Conservatism proudly. You may currently be in the minority, but you are always in the right.