So there are conservatives ready to throw in the towel - in some quarters. In order to win, the rationale goes, they need to promise more free stuff than the Democrats. Or else, they weren't conservative enough in the election cycle. Others have argued that it's over for conservatism. The trending demographics - the browning of America as they've called it (not my words) - means that conservatism is on a slow downward trend. Oh wait, that one is from liberals. See how liberalism sneaks in on you?
There's a million prescriptions to cure the problem. There's a million reasons to panic. Don't. Let's not panic. There's no need, and panic rarely ever leads to a good decision and a good outcome.
Before I get too far, let me just note that there's an important point below about John Boehner worth sticking around for.
