Conservatism DID NOT Lose!

Conservatism was not even on the ballot! Too many Republicans abandoned the ideas of Ronald Reagan. Though I supported President Bush in '00 and '04 I was clearly able to see that he was NOT a true conservative. There were many things that he did that I completely disagree with. The medicare prescription drug program, the expansion of the federal education department, the $700B bailout are just a few of the things. The Republicans in Congress also abandoned Reagan. They were put there to be fiscally responsible, limit spending and the size of government. They did just the opposite! The tax cuts passed early in the Bush administration did exactly what they were supposed to do. They greatly increased the amount of revenue coming into the federal coffers. Instead of showing restraint with spending and using the money to pay for the war on terror and pay down the national debt they increased spending across the board and instead of using his veto powers, President Bush signed off on all of it. That is why the Republicans lost, plain and simple!

It is now time to get back on track espousing and teaching true Reagan ideas. Too many people in this country have come to believe that it's the governments responsibility to take care of them instead of their own responsibility to take care of themselves. This has been clearly displayed by the fact that a man who wants to "spread the wealth" has been elected President of this nation. The amazing part of this is that so many "educated" people and people who fall into his definition of wealthy voted for him. In actuality, though these may be "educated" people, but they clearly are not SMART. There is a difference between the two. I have a family member who falls into this category. My brother completely bought into the nonsense that the President Elect was preaching and he is an "educated" individual. There is a bit of a caveat to that though. He lives in Chicago and has the mind set that all things Chicago are better than anywhere else. That is for another time and place though. It's time to teach people, once again, that, as the saying goes, it's better to give a helping hand up than a hand out. It's also time to once again teach people that working hard, making something better of themselves and attaining wealth is NOT a bad thing. They also need to be taught that improving your lot in life and CREATING YOUR OWN WEALTH is NOT something to be ashamed of. That these people feel guilty about what they EARNED and WORKED HARD for is astounding and idiotic! Here's a little clue, IT'S YOUR MONEY! It's not for the government to determine who has made enough or too much. If you want to help others out then be charitable with it, but don't allow the government to dictate to you what you have to do with YOUR money. When this happens liberty has been lost and once it's been lost it's VERY difficult, if not impossible, to regain.

It's also time to remember what Ronald Reagan said about government being too large and too over reaching. Smaller, leaner, and more efficient government is what is needed and it is what was intended by the Founding Fathers. Don't believe me?! Then simply read the quotes from them that I placed on this site recently. Our government was meant to be LIMITED in scope and power. It's powers were specifically enumerated and, as stated in the 10th Amendment of The Bill of Rights, anything not so listed was to be left to the individual states to decide how to handle. Once we start espousing and teaching TRUE conservatism and get back to the ideas of Ronald Reagan then, and only then will we be successful again! If it takes abandoning the Republican party and going to the Libertarians, then so be it, but Liberty and Freedom MUST be taught and defended. I still believe in that Shining City on a Hill and I always will. It's time to remind others about that city and not the one that President Reagan described as a city surrounded by a sea of reality. I WILL fight for it and will do so until the day I die!!! Once again I say, conservatism DID NOT LOSE because it had few people in power espousing it. Now it's time for that to change!