It
started with a bold prediction; Romney would win because he was electable,
Obama was the steward of a horrible economy, and nothing could be worse than
another four years of Obama. What
happened next may be looked at in the future as the implosion…the utter
collapse…of the Republican Party.
Hyperbole? Maybe, maybe not. Obama had won the election, and kept a sound majority in the Senate…while the GOP
maintained a slight grasp on the House.
The people had spoken, we would rather not have the GOP back in office
to continue where they left off…but we don’t want Obama and Democrats to have
unfettered control of the government, lest it result in utter chaos and more
unfunded liabilities. Stalemate. So, how does the GOP react to a rebuking of
their message of Moderate Mitt? An
unabashed whack at their conservative base, who didn’t turn out the vote
because of a lack of credibility in the conservative chops of the GOP
leadership. Yeah, it makes no sense…and
even less when you look at the next GOP move.
Within
a month of losing the election, the Republican leadership is wavering on issues
like debt ceiling negotiations, tax rates and immigration while instead focus
on changing their image as the evil
wagers of war on women, minorities and the young by considering the adoption of
policies meant to assuage those whom they were not waging war on by now
favoring them with legislative “goodies”…which is how the Democrats won much of
their support. Some say this is a step
in the right direction for a party that was admonished at the ballot box for
not being “for women, minorities and students”.
History will show, however, that Republicans lost support because of
their focus on issues like abortion, religion, marijuana prohibition and gay marriage. The net result will be an erosion of the
fiscal conservative base, while the socially liberal base will never believe
the meager attempts at pandering…mainly because the Democrats will pander ever
more. The final picture of this puzzle
is a Republican party that looks like the Democrats of the 70’s, while the
Democrats look like the socialists of the 50’s…except without having to hide
their Scarlett S on their chest. Where,
oh where will an American turn politically to find a party that doesn’t plunder
his wealth to give to others that are willing to sell their votes? What party will speak for someone who doesn’t
want anything from their government other than the responsibilities laid out in
the constitution? The same place more
than a million voters went in 2012 when they realized that the lesser of two
evils is what the greater of two evils was 30 years ago.
Live
Free…it is the slogan and rallying cry of the free man. We don’t want anything special or from
anyone else. We know our government is a
useful tool and has the authority to do what the constitution outlines. Namely, protect its citizens from abuse and
fraud, as well as provide for the national defense. Where we differ from Republicans and
Democrats is simply this; the department of education should be in the state capital,
not the US Capital. The printing of
money should not be used because we need cash to pay for programs we can’t
afford. A war should be a hard fought
struggle to defend this nation from imminent danger, not a social experiment to
convert people to our way of thinking or a method of securing resources through
force against sovereign people. Pretty
radical…compared to what we have become accustomed to hearing the role of
government is. We are not anarchists, we
don’t want 50 different currencies in the USA, and we don’t want to be enslaved
by a militant Islamic nation hell-bent on world domination. Why is our choice always between made-up
extremes we do not espouse? Because if
you are allowed to hear the arguments of libertarianism in a mainstream
debate…you might realize that there is another way that isn’t just a degree of
evil. Live Free. It really is that simple…and it starts with
you, not FOX, not CNN and not the political parties run by millionaires who
think they can tailor their message to
buy your support. All we offer is
freedom, if that isn’t enough…keep selling your vote. My vote is free, but I am proud of where I
put it.
-Rev
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