True Conservative Debate

I believe one of the problems is that people who consider themselves "true conservatives" tend to focus on the few times that a candidate veered from what they think conservative should be. For example, many despised McCain for his stand on campaign finance and illegal immigration - I disagreed with him on those as well - BUT he has a lifetime of consistently voting Conservative. He's been right on so many issues.

Newt and Romney both have things that I don't agree with BUT we need to choose a candidate that is as Conservative as possible AND can win against Obama. I don't see how Newt Gingrich can be that candidate. Why? He has far too much baggage. He is the smartest guy up there but Romney is an excellent debater. Now, he needs to learn to be tougher and not act all hurt just because someone says something he doesn't like. He also needs to totally avoid attacking other Republicans.

Great news for America tonight!

Great news tonight! Republican Bob Turner won the special election in New York District 09. This is the first time a Republican has won that seat since 1922. That is remarkable and hopefully a sign of things to come. We really do need to turn this country around. In the other special election in Nevada District 02 the Republican Dean Heller won. This is a major swing district and has been trending blue (meaning Democratic). Out of millions of votes in the last presidential election, John McCain won by only 88 votes.

We Won - Now What?

The American people chose to put the Republicans in charge during the election on November 2, 2010. I know we didn't take the majority in the Senate but we increased our presence there by 6 seats which is a substantial victory. In the House we gained 63 seats. Republicans now hold the governor's seat in 29 states. To make matters worse for the Democrats we also took nearly 700 seats in State legislatures. They only took one seat from the Republicans. This election was historic and there hasn't been a shift like this for either party in 80 years. I'd say that's a mandate!

So what is the mandate? What do the American people want to see happen? I believe the number one issue is that they want the Republicans to stop the spending. Out of all the issues, this was at the top of most people's list. We are borrowing money to pay for new programs at a rate never seen before in our country. We now owe over 14 trillion dollars. I'm still trying to grasp just how big that really is. Republicans must stop spending but they also must cut current levels of spending. This is where people will really get to see what they are made of. Why? Because the liberals are going to kick and scream and throw all kinds of temper tantrums. They are going to say that the Republicans only care about the filthy rich and want to see grandma eating dog food and see poor people thrown out of their homes to help fund tax cuts for people who neither want nor deserve them. Don't let them intimidate you! You must stand strong and clearly define your strategy.

We must also repeal the new Health Care Law. This is one of the biggest mistakes this country has ever made. This is so broad in its scope that it threatens the very existence of America as we know it. There can be no compromise on this. The Republicans must repeal and replace and if that fails they must defund every aspect of it.

We must also stand for a strong National Defense. This is one of those things that is actually spelled out in the Constitution.

That's all for now. I'd like to hear your thoughts.