Scot, this election means that the great nightmare will continue, and that the peevish, UNpresidential style of the president will continue. He will choose to rule by fiat, rather than work with both parties.  His Obamacare tax increases will go forward, and the economy will continue to slog along.

The "balance" Scot seems to think will help our fiscal problems will be a joke.  The Republicans in congress iunderstand that tax increases in s alow economy are counter productive, and will not fall prey to the class war fare that suggests that somehow the wealthy, who pay all the taxes now anyway, will pay more if rates rise.  The country needs economic growth to bring the tax revenue up, and we will not get it.

I truly fear for our future.  Romney did a great job, but could not overcome the media's idolatry of Obama.  He may have handled a few things differently, but only the libs Scot will cling to the notion that Scot had to act like a Democrat to win.  He could have save our country, and now, we are going to continue this slide into abyss.  God help us.

I think Scot the victory though a tight popular vote was large electorally speaking and even larger historicaly speaking.  I believe it may spell the end of the "tired old white guy" power structure.  I don't mean all "white guys" but the "old guys".  My sons, my daughtters have moved past the old stereotypes of race and sexual preference and even economic valuation of people.  The President has proved you have to speak to Latino's, to Blacks, to Women, to the working poor in order to win elections.  No longer will the Republican Party be able to appeal to the worst of our angels.  The Party must now reassess where it stands on many of the issues relating to these groups.  It must find some new blood, grownups, men and women of the 21st century to lead or it will become a small time regional party. 

The Tea Party has led the Republican Party onto a dead end street and hopefully for the nation the Republican Party will reject this virus and move into the future.  Luckily for the Party these Tea Party folks may just die out and the adults in the room will regain control and bring a strong, diverse and intellectually cogent version of conservatism back into vogue.

Changing any one item that Romney could have done differently, or even any five things, is not the point. The problem was the totality. The problem was the lack of a consistent core and the lack of predictability. I speculate that voters who chose Romney did so for a number of reasons. He appealed to the mythic American rugged individual. Or he said something that one person heard at one time and they liked that. Or he appeared presidential. All that is fine and good. But if you kept watching him, he would invariably be off by 180 degrees at some other point. How presidential did he look in London? He was a total embarrassment there. Romney can be a nice guy in ten minute segments. He can have a good idea now and then. It takes a man who is on 24/7 to be president. The Republican party has offered very flawed options for too long. Think Palin. Think Bush II, who is living in cloistered ignominy. If the Republican party is going to offer a vision for the future, better candidates are needed. Not to mention a more humanistic and forward looking platform.

MSM 2- Aerican citizens 0. Fool me once.....

Can I ask 1 favor? PLEASE do not nominate Biden in 2016

The question in my mind is whether the Republicans and Democrats will decide to try and accomplish something or will they ramp up the acrimony? The first agenda of the Republican-controlled House after Clinton's re-election was impeachment. I would not at all be surprised if Rep. Issa tried to bring forth such an agenda, although I don't think Speaker Boehner would consider that a worthwhile exercise. Since the 'red states' aren't seceding en masse as the South did after Lincoln's election 152 years ago I'd say things worked out pretty well. To those grieving over President Obama's re-election I would remind them that the 22nd Amendment still applies. The GOP has an opportunity to learn from this. Will they embrace moderation or will they double-down on extremism?

Hi Guys, V. tired this a.m., but: 1) Conservatives, read Attaturk's post below. He has it right. 2) Get a grip on reality. (I exclude poor Waytoo from this, since I have concluded he is not get-a-grip-able; he has my leave to continue LOL-ing and Waytoo-ing, since he seems to find in therapeutic, though he will have to excuse me from continuing my policy of not reading posts that contain those tired tropes.) Even though you are dismayed, the nation will endure. Make change your friend. 3) Ask yourselves: Why, like most all the Foxies, was I blind to the fact that this was coming? Conservatism still has many contributions to make, but it needs to be INTELLIGENT conservatism. I hope that helps. Scot

I posted on this section last night and now it's gone. Scot, please tell me that the reason it was deleted was that posts from the night before get deleted automatically or something along those lines because I can't see any way that it was in violation of the posting policy.

> Romney did a great job, but could not overcome the media's idolatry of Obama.  

The first recovery step for Republicans to win is to reconnect with reality.  A fact is a fact.  Get out of your 'bubble' of listening to only people you already agree with.  As long as Republicans keep listening to only right-wing 'talking points' via Fox News, Rush, etc and continue to consider every fact they don't like as 'biased' news, they won't develop a party platform that wins national elections.  Yes Virgina, there is such a thing as rape, there is dangerous climate change, there are minorities who are qualified for the job they have, etc. 

Gier: I do not know the answer to that. Is it the only comment that is gone?

I must say, the Foxies are in a muddle this a.m. Martha has just asked, seemingly genuinely astonished, a question to this effect: But Mitt Romney said he would be better on the deficit. So why did voters choose Obama? I hope she eventually figures it out, but I have to allow that I have my doubts ...

Hello Scott, well put, good luck and best wishes to mr. Obama.If Romney had just gone on the premise that he wanted to for once have a republican president, backed by a majority congress, have a chance to make the USA the strongest best run counrty in the world, he might have won. Today Romney, is an old junkdog down on his luck, born in the gutter,raised in the muck. to coin a phrase from the meister himself.

Dow down 250

Does it make sense to borrow money from China to help fund public broadcasting, an institution which could easily survive on public contributions and minimal marketing? Although the dollars are small, the symbolism is huge.

Off-topic, but 54% of Puerto Rico's electorate voted for statehood in a non-binding referendum. President Obama has indicated he will respect their wishes, but it is Congress that must approve their moving forward on the matter. I wonder how that will play out.

Many who post here seem oblivious to the role the media plays.  I have one question:  Now that the election is over, will the media begin to cover the missteps in Benghazi?

BeGolf: You have to take the long view. Subtract those 250 points from the, what, 6,000 points the market has gained in the last four years.

Sadly if Romney had done all these "what-ifs" he could not be nominated by this generation's GOP

The old adage : "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it" really applies to these electiion reults!  My message to all those Obama voters- " PLEASE - spare me all the moaning and groaning you all will be doing down the road. You made your beds now lie in them. Man up and take your punishments.