Conservatives need to understand that the more they spout off; “GET OVER IT, SHE LOST!!!” the more ground they lose in the ongoing, never-ending, back and forth of the American political culture war. The excuse; “they [Democrats] do it too… they say they won’t recognize a Trump presidency!” holds absolutely no water. How many of us, at one time or another, referred to Obama as “their [Democrats] president”? The rub against Paul Ryan, Reince Priebus and Congressional Republicans or the, “establishment” was that they didn’t do enough to obstruct Obama or his policies. Do you, Conservatives, honestly believe that liberals are going to simply roll over? Everyone reaps what they sow. It would be in the best interest of Trump’s most ardent supporters to realize that simply because you believe your ideology to be correct, doesn’t make it so in the eyes of your political opposites.

The Republican Party decided to dump the mantle of moral superiority that it rightly held in contrast to the DNC when it nominated Donald Trump. That does not mean that it should be cast away for good. In fact, it might be in the best interest of Conservatives to attempt to lift it back up in case they need to turn to it again after the next four years. If not they are left with a situation where the only defense they would be able to muster of themselves would be the, “we were conned but we had only the best intentions” argument. And that is not a good look on anyone.

Those on the right: Cool it. We may need to look principled again one day.

Hey, you never know.