An Often Asked Question- Do You Want Obama to Succeed?

A question asked of conservatives since the election of Obama is: "Do you want Obama to succeed as President?" This is more complicated than a simple yes or no answer.
 
I want Obama to succeed in keeping America safe. This surpasses politics, this is our country. I hope to be able to say after President Obama's term expires in four years that he has kept us safe from terrorist attack. My disagreement with his policies in national security concern me, and I am convinced that the probability of him keeping us safe will decrease if these policies are adopted.

The same is true on the economy. I want him to keep America prosperous, however his tax and spend policies are more likely to hurt the economy than help it. This make me hope that he fails to implement these policies, but hope he is able to keep the economy healthy at the same time.

Lastly, I hope President Obama serves his full 4 years. I don't want him to be taken down by scandal or be "disqualified" from the Presidency as some people with conspiracy theories have hoped. The election is over and we have a president. It is not the man I voted for, and if I had the chance to go back and make that decision again I would still vote for Senator McCain. But this doesn't mean I wish Obama ill, far from it in fact.

As an American I hope President Obama is able to keep America safe and prosperous, but both as an American and as a conservative I hope he fails to swing the courts even farther to the left. I hope he fails to grow the size of government. I hope he fails to restrict the 2nd amendment, and I hope he fails to satisfy left-wing special interests who want a vastly different country than I do.