So… the Republicans did it. The stars were aligned. The polls proved right. The elephant rampaged through both houses of Congress on Tuesday. So what happens next? This is a moment when a meaningful change could be made to our nation’s downward trajectory. Will it be? Campaign promises generally fall into the category of religious fiction, whether a candidate’s faith is one of Progressivism or of Let’s-Get-Back-to-Our-Constitutional-Roots. When politicians on the Left win, they quickly abandon all man-of-the-people pretensions and reveal their true ideological devotion, which has to do with making democracy safe for activists, abortionists and the NEA. As for conservatives, the old joke, oft repeated, is sadly applicable: They come to Washington believing it’s a cesspool, but soon discover it’s really a Jacuzzi. Republicans are noted for, shall we say, losing their reformist edge. The combined influence of well-connected...(Read Full Article)