Let me preface this by saying I’m probably the newest of evolving conservatives. As an Irish Catholic from Mass, I was reliable in my support of Democrats; but life happened, with jobs, mortgage, college, et al. I had to work at what I got, then watched as people told me that it was patriotic to share with those who often ‘didn’t push as hard’ or worse, expected as victims they were ‘owed’ something. So after 36 years of serving in the military, my patriotism was questioned by people who when I enlisted snubbed me as a baby killer….hmmmm.
I dislike Rush and his ilk. But he is correct in that we are in this together. We can oppose the prez but our alternative (which I know was proferred by many in the Party) was not publicized – don’t blame the MSM, it wasn’t even highlighted in many of the blogs that our folks frequent. So first, we must quit whining about the MSM and use all methods at hand to send our message – we are not obstructionists, we are the alternative. Where is our strong, viable and useful alternative to the trash being forced down our throats?
Our current leadership is truly stale and, worse, patently artificial in appearance and action. They DID abrogate our principals and have NO ethical authority to oppose current actions by the Dems. Compound this with the disgraceful inclusion and acceptance of 4000+ earmarks in the recent omnibus (which they could have removed) we have lost any semblance of moral high ground.
People are rallying to Palin, Joe, et al not necessarily because of their conservative bona fides, but because they are real and have moxie -we can all disagree, but our foundations are asimilar. These folks, for the first time in a long time, show Republicans with truly middle-class faces that, at least ‘appear’ uncorrupted; as opposed to the often smug, blatantly self-aggrandizing posturing of many of our current leaders and quasi-candidates; now re-finding their ‘roots.’
Many above are correct – we are our own worst enemies, breaking into ‘camps’ and measuring our manhood by how ‘right’ we are/were/should be. We need to sit and find common ground. As I see it, the CPAC was a mere pep rally – was anything truly debated? Not from what I’ve seen.
We have a great history and plan for the American people; to present it, we need to have fresh voices and faces from real America (sorry Rush, you aren’t among those) that speak with solidarity and conviction – that is now missing.
Sorry for the rant…
GF
