Quo Vadis Conservatives?
I've been a conservative since as a teenager I supported Robert Taft for the Republican nomination for President. I have not flagged or failed in my loyalty. I am a Republican because for most of my adult life they have more closely embodied the conservative principles in which I believe. Unfortunately in more presidential elections than I would like, I've had to vote against someone and not for them - the lessor of two evils. I find myself in that position again this year. John McCain I feel, is a man of principle. I will vote for him because I have confidence he will try to do a few things I think are essential. I think he will fight and win the war against terror and not leave our troops hanging out to dry. He will, as he promised, nominate men who are strict constructionists to the Supreme Court, third he will fight for fiscal integrity in government spending, fourth he will continue the policy of free trade, and last but not least, he will use the "veto pen" to stop radical legislation coming out of the current congress.
In the past the Presidency, though not irrelevant, had some constraint in the Congress. With the Pelosi - Reed congress and the possible expansion of Democratic control ( as the the Republicans hide and cringe under their seats), the power of the President, if liberal, is exponentially expanded.
As Dick Morris recently expressed it "McCain is sleep walking through the campaign." In my opinion, he is the worse campaigner since Bob Dole and that is saying a lot. He has missed opportunity after opportunity to bring Obama to a discussion of the issues, and he has gone off on a tangent to alienate his conservative base. If he is thinking he can gain the White House with dissident Democrats, independent and "moderate" - whatever that means - Republicans, then he is in outer space.
So what do conservatives do? First we have no choice but to vote for McCain, hoping that he is a one term President and that he picks a VP who is conservative and who can be our hope in the 2012 election. But we probably won't ring door bells, drive voters to the polls, and drop money in the mail every time a McCain solicitation comes.
It appears to me that we must, to save what we have built through Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich ( whether you like it or not the Contract With America was great and gave us 12 years of governance until we blew it}, decide on a course of action. One would be to vote McCain but focus our energy on recruiting and electing conservative congressmen - both to the Senate and House, both in this election cycle and in 2010. This could be easier than you would think. The people of this country were inspired and believed in what we said in the Contract With America. They backed this up with their vote. We won the Congress and then over time, we let the folks down by succumbing to governing like the Democrats we replaced. As the "founding fathers" intended the Congress is the real stabilizer for the country and the real seat of power in government.
Second, we must use our means of talk radio - which with Democratic control we'll have to fight to keep- and any other means at our disposal, to overcome the main stream media and their attempt to bias the information of the public to the liberal view.
Mainly, the conservative movement must reaffirm the principles of Reagan and the Contract of America. We must not only embrace them but we must let it be known that if in power, we will do our utmost to follow them. We must believe in our principles and in their meaning. The Democratic path leads to economic disaster, loss of individual freedom, and to a greater or lessor degree, governmental tyranny.
We are at a cross roads. We must seek Divine guidance, believe in our principles and work like hell.
In the past the Presidency, though not irrelevant, had some constraint in the Congress. With the Pelosi - Reed congress and the possible expansion of Democratic control ( as the the Republicans hide and cringe under their seats), the power of the President, if liberal, is exponentially expanded.
As Dick Morris recently expressed it "McCain is sleep walking through the campaign." In my opinion, he is the worse campaigner since Bob Dole and that is saying a lot. He has missed opportunity after opportunity to bring Obama to a discussion of the issues, and he has gone off on a tangent to alienate his conservative base. If he is thinking he can gain the White House with dissident Democrats, independent and "moderate" - whatever that means - Republicans, then he is in outer space.
So what do conservatives do? First we have no choice but to vote for McCain, hoping that he is a one term President and that he picks a VP who is conservative and who can be our hope in the 2012 election. But we probably won't ring door bells, drive voters to the polls, and drop money in the mail every time a McCain solicitation comes.
It appears to me that we must, to save what we have built through Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich ( whether you like it or not the Contract With America was great and gave us 12 years of governance until we blew it}, decide on a course of action. One would be to vote McCain but focus our energy on recruiting and electing conservative congressmen - both to the Senate and House, both in this election cycle and in 2010. This could be easier than you would think. The people of this country were inspired and believed in what we said in the Contract With America. They backed this up with their vote. We won the Congress and then over time, we let the folks down by succumbing to governing like the Democrats we replaced. As the "founding fathers" intended the Congress is the real stabilizer for the country and the real seat of power in government.
Second, we must use our means of talk radio - which with Democratic control we'll have to fight to keep- and any other means at our disposal, to overcome the main stream media and their attempt to bias the information of the public to the liberal view.
Mainly, the conservative movement must reaffirm the principles of Reagan and the Contract of America. We must not only embrace them but we must let it be known that if in power, we will do our utmost to follow them. We must believe in our principles and in their meaning. The Democratic path leads to economic disaster, loss of individual freedom, and to a greater or lessor degree, governmental tyranny.
We are at a cross roads. We must seek Divine guidance, believe in our principles and work like hell.
posted by Oldhugh | 4:21 PM
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