Never, never, never give up
Almost everywhere I go, I see signs of despair. People making plans for the impending Obama presidency, moaning about how McCain is hopeless, portending doom, gloom and disaster in our future. Many prominent conservatives - aside from the turncoats endorsing Obama - are calling the election for That One. The fight has gone out of them.

I'm not buying that crap.

We can still win, and if we do not give up we will win. There are a great many fools willing to sell their liberty and their souls so as not to face the difficulties of life. There are many who hate the principles this nation represents. But I refuse to believe, even in my most pessimistic of moments, that they are the majority. This is the greatest nation on Earth - go not softly into that good night! The City has not fallen, the walls still stand. Will you stand on them in the name of Liberty? Will you throw open the gates? Will you shuffle back to your home to fall upon your sword? Go to the polling place, and make your solitary stand. Enough of us doing our part will win the day. The battle is not over until the votes are cast, and Election Day is still days away.

And even if I am wrong, what of it? Even if through hook, crook, or mass of fools the Democrats come to power, the battle is not over. If the walls fall, I will not retreat to prepare for 2012 or even 2010. This is my homeland. With you as my witnesses and as I live, I will devote my time, my words, my money, my prayers and my strength to preserving the principles and institutions that make this nation great. I will give up when they pry the keyboard from the cold fingers of my left hand and a weapon from my right.

I realize these words sound overly dramatic. They are. A metaphor without drama is not very effective. It is time we rallied ourselves, time we remembered who we are and why. The war is over when the people give up. If we lose, it will not be because I lost hope. It's morning in America.  Oyster out.