I've replied to politically posts as a way to stay passively engaged, but haven't made a positive political contribution on this or my personal Facebook page throughout the whole election cycle. I have felt as strongly, and have felt pangs of conscience for not getting out and participating more, or at least being bold about what I believe. It feels rather like I'm hiding it: I'm not, it's just not my time. I made a conscious decision to put some other priorities ahead, even though I feel strongly that this was a super important election and the chance to turn the tide of some severely menacing trends in the halls of power was missed. And the failure has been blinding on the conservative side. Pundits have had their say now for a few weeks, and most of the conservatives right away have blamed Romney himself as a candidate. They had been carrying water for him despite having worked against him in the primaries, and as soon as it was evident that he wasn't g
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