We can't blame anybody but ourselves. We didn't get out there and promote our values enough. We stayed in our little holes. We expected someone to be 'from the government here to help' for our issues too. Obama is the result of votes, and those come from people, people we failed to convince.
Conservatives do that too much. They tend not to fight even when the fighting is easy.
As a little aside--but sort of on the point--I was looking at Ted Nugent's Facebook fan page yesterday. We all know what he's been through lately, and what a standup guy he is, but his Facebook page has been overrun by the most vicious liberals (but I repeat myself) you've ever seen. Ten vicious, multiple-posting libs for every conservative. And when someone posts in support of Ted, it's usually one feeble post--then that poster runs off while the leftists take over again.
A bit off the wall as an example maybe, but I think it makes your point. I know conservatives are busy living adult lives and making money to pay our taxes, but jeeeez, stand up once in a while. It's like Breitbart said, the leftists took over the country while we were sleeping.
No, none of us asked for the job, and got the job, of being the titular head of the conservative party. And make no mistake, Bush asked for the job and promised to lead as a conservative. For that, he and he alone is to blame.
Sure, voters were part of the problem, but when you ask for the top job and get it, you are demanding credit/blame as it falls out.