Posted 10 Nov., '08 @ 2130
Hello all.
Welcome to the “grand opening” of my politically conservative blog.
I will be looking forward to seeing your comments and criticisms and
hopefully even a compliment now and then.
So lets get right to it, then.
“Conservative” and “Republican” are usually considered to be synonymous.
But this is not necessarily always the case. Conservatism should be about
ideals, not ideology, about principles, not party. We should stand for
candidates who will do what’s best for the country, not necessarily what’s
good for their party. I am darned tired of politicians caring more for “the
party” than they do for WE THE PEOPLE! If you feel as I do about this,
then please join me as a participant in this discussion on this blog.
I believe the future of the Republican Party, and the conservative
movement in general, lies in getting back to the basic concepts of
Ronald Reagan style conservatism. That is, self-reliance as opposed
to government doing for us, strict adherence to the Constitution as
opposed to the Constitution being a “living document”, legislators and
judges who believe in the rule of law as enacted by representatives of the
people as opposed to new law being made from the bench by an appointed,
life-tenured activist judge. These being just some of the things that “Ronaldus
Magnus” (Ronald the Great) stood for.
But this is not necessarily always the case. Conservatism should be about
ideals, not ideology, about principles, not party. We should stand for
candidates who will do what’s best for the country, not necessarily what’s
good for their party. I am darned tired of politicians caring more for “the
party” than they do for WE THE PEOPLE! If you feel as I do about this,
then please join me as a participant in this discussion on this blog.
I believe the future of the Republican Party, and the conservative
movement in general, lies in getting back to the basic concepts of
Ronald Reagan style conservatism. That is, self-reliance as opposed
to government doing for us, strict adherence to the Constitution as
opposed to the Constitution being a “living document”, legislators and
judges who believe in the rule of law as enacted by representatives of the
people as opposed to new law being made from the bench by an appointed,
life-tenured activist judge. These being just some of the things that “Ronaldus
Magnus” (Ronald the Great) stood for.
I believe right now is the time to start being prepared for the elections of
2012 & 2016. We need to find and encourage leaders with the ideas that
will lead this nation back to what we were given by the Founders, not
the socialism of the last few years. Frankly, the policies of an Obama
administration, as he talked about in interviews, debates and campaign
speeches are frightening.
2012 & 2016. We need to find and encourage leaders with the ideas that
will lead this nation back to what we were given by the Founders, not
the socialism of the last few years. Frankly, the policies of an Obama
administration, as he talked about in interviews, debates and campaign
speeches are frightening.
We do have a new President, we should all wish him success, but we must
never acquiesce to the ultra-liberal social and economic policies he has
espoused during his campaign. Oppose, but be respectful. Remember,
Reagan respected his Office so much he would not enter the Oval Office
without a coat & tie on. We must write letters, send emails, make phone
calls, send text messages, whatever means we can communicate with our
elected officials. Gov. Mike Huckabee had a great suggestion pertaining
to communicating with these folks. Be respectful, but be sure you make
clear exactly what you want and expect. Never say, “…I’ll never vote for
you (again)”. If you say that, you’ve lost him, why should he care about
someone who isn’t going to vote for him anyways! Say something like,
“…I want to have a reason for voting for you in the next election…”.
never acquiesce to the ultra-liberal social and economic policies he has
espoused during his campaign. Oppose, but be respectful. Remember,
Reagan respected his Office so much he would not enter the Oval Office
without a coat & tie on. We must write letters, send emails, make phone
calls, send text messages, whatever means we can communicate with our
elected officials. Gov. Mike Huckabee had a great suggestion pertaining
to communicating with these folks. Be respectful, but be sure you make
clear exactly what you want and expect. Never say, “…I’ll never vote for
you (again)”. If you say that, you’ve lost him, why should he care about
someone who isn’t going to vote for him anyways! Say something like,
“…I want to have a reason for voting for you in the next election…”.
If we become as vituperative as some we have seen and heard in the last
8 years, we're no better than they are. I think we should, MUST, set a
very high standard for ourselves.
Remember, these folks are stuck on their positions of power, one of the
things that’s wrong in politics, but also something we can use as a tool.
It takes but a few minutes to write a letter, send an email or make a call.
You will probably not catch the ear of your Legislator him/herself, but
they will have a staff collating responses from correspondents, they
WILL get your message.
Remember, these folks are stuck on their positions of power, one of the
things that’s wrong in politics, but also something we can use as a tool.
It takes but a few minutes to write a letter, send an email or make a call.
You will probably not catch the ear of your Legislator him/herself, but
they will have a staff collating responses from correspondents, they
WILL get your message.
4 comments:
Very good! Yes, we do need to be careful not to become what we have deplored.
We definately need to look forward. The opposition to the liberals must be cohesive and reasonable. We do not need to allow the ultra-liberals to consolidate their power. Conservative principles can be upheld in the Senate, by filibuster if necessary. Sarah Palin is definately a rising star. I would like to see more involvmen in the national arena.
It almost seems hopeless (I know it's not, but??????).
I'm one of those who wonder "how in the world did McCain get all of those votes in the primaries?"
How did the "bailout" pass with votes from those you would consider to be "smarter than that"? I know, I know (no name calling, sorry about that).
New voices - new faces - away from the beltway, but someone that the Washington Post (and others) will love. I read the Washington Times, too, but everyone else (the majority of the voters) reads the Post (and like-thinking papers).
Good for you! I look forward to checking in here often, to find words of wisdom! Being in the liberal confines of Seattle, I begin to feel alone....it's nice to know there are others out there!
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