As hard as it is to swallow, there may be some upsides to this Democratic power grab. This is all theoretical, of course. Actual results may very.
In general, conservatives are patriotic, and put the good of the country above partisan back-biting. The liberal left, on the other hand, have done their best to tear the Republican-lead country down in an attempt to restore themselves to power. For eight years, everything that has been done by the Bush administration or, when in power, the Republican congress, has been bashed by the left through their MSM megaphone. Anything Bush did right has been ignored, while each of his mistakes has been used as a club to beat Republicans down. And this, unfortunately, doesn't hurt only the Republican Party. The collateral damage hurts this country. When Democrats oppose our wars, they empower your enemies. When they act to obstruct Republican policy, by obstructing, for example, reforms to Sallie Mae, they put our economy at risk. So, to a large extent, if our country is not as well off as it was when George W. Bush took office, it is because Democrats have been working against it all of this time.
Now that they are in power, there will be unity. It is one of my greatest irritations that Democrats are back-biting, bitter, partisan snipers as the minority, but when they recover the majority, suddenly there is a call for non-partisan unity. But to a large extent, they will have it. Republican politicians will continue to oppose their liberal policies, certainly. But Republican citizens will support the Democrats as long as they consider them to be acting in the best interest of the country. If, for example, Barack Obama chooses to continue the war in Afghanistan, he will be in a better position to do so than George W. Bush was, or John McCain would have been. Because Republicans will support that effort, as they always would have, but Democrats will also support that effort, because it is their man leading the charge. And this unity can be helpful to this country. I hate with all my heart to reward Democrats for their anti-American partisan attacks over the last eight years, but if America can defeat its enemies and make some progress on serious domestic issues, I'm all for that. Now, if I see the Democrats pushing this country too far to the left, then I and many conservatives will rebel. As will many moderates, even Democrats. We can't give them unchecked power. We must watch them closely. But there are many things that can be done to strengthen our country that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on. And now that a Democrat is in office, maybe we will finally agree on them and start to move forward.
Then again, maybe Barack Obama will not govern as a moderate Democrat. Maybe he'll govern as the far left liberal that he is. If that is the case, this will be a LONG four years.