Posted by
Nycki on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:44:11 PM
First, let me apologize for being so long between postings. I have had so many thoughts running through my head it took me a while to whittle it all down to what I thought was worth saying.
I have heard a lot of reporters talking about McCain's attempt to steal the "change" mantra from Obama this week. They all seem confused that the floor of the RNC would cheer McCain and Palin for their promises of change.
What they don't understand is that we conservatives have been thirsting for change since, well, since shortly after Reagan left office really. We all thought that the real enemy was the Dems, that is why we worked so hard in 2000 to elect Bush and again in 2004 to re-elect him and claim the House and Senate. We thought that sending Republicans to Washington would help turn America back to the conservative principles that we felt were lost during the Clinton years.
What we learned between 2004 and now is that the party FAILED us. The President, the House, and Senate had a mandate from the people to fix immigration, energy, security, and the economy. They let us down, and completely demoralized their base in the mean time.
I had worked tirelessly as a precinct leader, on campaigns, and on the 96 Hour grassroots efforts in all elections between 2000 and 2006.
In the end, the politician played politics with our good will and let us down. That is why I quit working for and donating to the party.
The fact is that I believe McCain will do some good as President. At least he will hold back the tide of uncontrolled liberal spending and martyr support systems. I think he is a good role model against "poor me" victimhood. That said, he isn't promising the kind of rock solid return to conservative principles I am hoping to see in Washington.
However, McCain has become the catalyst for real change. By bringing Palin onto the national stage and hopefully to Washington, I think there is real potential to return to a nation led in Reagan style. Palin for VP is the first step to Palin for President. I really hope that Sarah is as tough as I think she is. She will have to be in order to maintain her reform ways in Washington while she waits for her run at the highest office in the United States.
In the meantime, we need to be scouring our neighborhoods, PTAs, and City Councils in search of true conservatives with the same eye for reform and help them move up the political ladder. Maybe, just, maybe in eight years we could see real reformers filling the White House, the Senate, and the House. Also, maybe we can find real judges who respect the wisdom of the Constitution and put them on benches from the top to the bottom.
That is a beautiful vision for America's future. The opposite side of the coin is not so pretty. If Obama is elected and he appoints even more liberal judges to the bench, we will see the end of Democracy. I don't want to see my children inherit a nation run by 5 elitist judges appointed for life. I want my kids to have the same freedom to dig deep, work together and fight for the best America we can be.