I, like you, am shocked by last night's election results.

A year ago, I, like you, was sure that the coming year held nothing but frustration and disappointment for conservatives like myself. Given the overwhelming support for the new president and the fact that his party enjoyed significant majorities in Congress, it appeared as if the Democrats could move any legislation they wanted with ease.

But not so fast.

After a year in office, Obama has not gotten health care, financial regulation or energy legislation signed into law. Furthermore, every Democrat he has supported has lost to their Republican opponent, and not just in states where any given election could go either way, but in states like New Jersey, and now Massachusetts. Where has the magic gone?

The answer to me is obvious. Obama has attempted to bring a form of change that America doesn't want. Whether center-right or center-left, America is still America. The vision of our founding fathers of freedom, liberty, and rugged individualism is hardwired into our very DNA. We don't take kindly to tyrants, and Obama's agenda is nothing short of a soft tyranny. Americans may differ on our vision of the extent of the government's role in our lives, but most of us essentially want to be free from any form of despotism. Obama's ultra liberal, progressive, European-esque vision of government is something altogether foreign to the American way of life, and the people have spoken.

It is no small irony that a Republican, who ran on a platform of opposing the health care bill, won the Massachusetts seat held by the late Ted Kennedy, the champion of socialized health care. In the heart of the bluest of blue states emerged a flash of red, a signal that not only did Scott Brown defeat Martha Coakley in a special election, but that America still wants freedom.

Perhaps the tea party has truly found its way back to Boston.