Faced with similar losses as we saw last night, Reagan gave this inspirational speech that, with a few names replaced, could largely be given today. (H/T: MM)  Read it for some inspiration if you are feeling down about the party.

Conservatism is not dead.  The party does not need to be “re-branded.”  We don’t need to reach out to women, the young, minorities — we already DO.   Our message and principles just need to be better explained and applied properly to the problems of the people.   And those who think otherwise (many “conservative” writers and politicians who showed their true colors this cycle come to mind) need to take Reagan’s words to heart — “let them go their way.”

Let us encourage the true conservatives of NOW to bring the party together – Bobby Jindal often comes to my mind, and Jeff Flake has been pointed out by Hot Air.  Gov. Palin will surely play a part.  And one of my personal, but not well known, favorites is Michael Williams, who just won re-election as the Chairman of the TX Railroad Commission.  I’m sure there are many, many more. 

Ronald Reagan was one of the best things to come out of another time Democrats had this kind of total control.  Here’s to finding Reagan II.