Sitting bleary-eyed in the wee hours of election night witnessing the monumental turn about in American politics, one is given to wonder if America and particularly the country’s elected representatives are drawing the proper conclusions from this massive political shift. John Boehner’s victory speech made the point that the Republicans’ reversal of fortunes wasn’t so much about agreeing with that party’s policies, as it was a repudiation of President Obama and his party. There is even a question about whether it was the policies or the arrogance and deeply rooted sense of entitlement that undid the Democrats.
