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Are we guilty here of “Politics as Usual”

By: Wayne (Diary)  |  November 8th, 2011 at 08:57 AM  | 

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There’s a general theme running through the Republican ranks that we will vote for whomever the nominee is because it will be better than Obama.

How many of you have waffled between one candidate and another over the last months as the playing field slowly thins?  Are we victims of political elite maneuvering to maintain status quo by supporting a candidate that both parties are  happy with because it means “politics as usual”?

That is my fear.  As a constitutional conservative, I can’t be satisfied with politics as usual.  And most here would agree with that.  The left leaning right, combined with the left will continue to inch us closer to financial ruin with little attention paid to the obvious signs of what’s in store for us if we do not change the fiscal course we are on.  It’s clear that all politics on the hill right now is focussed on maintaining status quo.

Constitutional conservatism is the answer to both the left and the right’s cries for justice.  Reestablishing faith in our Constitution will protect both the rights of individuals and the sentimentalities of Americans wanting to help the less fortunate.  It will lift our international economic status so far above all other’s that there can be no doubt of what a free nation, underpinned with a unique blueprint for governance can do to ignite the irresistible attraction to personal excellence.  Let us flush out whom that candidate is.

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  • nathanalbright

    I consider myself a constitutional conservative, someone who believes that the answer to the genuine needs of people is not more government but to rebuild institutions like churches, families, and communities that appear to be fallen in ruins. It is the collapse of other institutions that makes big government seem necessary to many otherwise decent people. Simply opposing big government does not mean supporting a Hobbesian anarchial state of nature, but with me (personally) and thankfully with others it means a rebuilding of the other institutions besides government so that they can pull their weight and so that people can take personal responsibility while having a family or local community social net to help them when times are tough, so that they don’t have to starve or die in the absence of a nanny state. Why is this so hard for some people to get?

    That said, fear of the unknown is as big a problem for the right as it is for the left. Compassion is best shown for people by family, friends, and neighbors–people who actually know that a struggling person is really decent and hardworking and has just fallen on hard times, not on bloated government agencies seeking the biggest budgets possible with no oversight or accountability for how funds are spent. Until and unless people understand that being a conservative does not mean being cruel to others, even on the right, all we can do is delay a headlong rush into socialism and the destruction of our beloved nation and its ideals of freedom and equal opportunity. Let us hope at least that there are enough people and enough time to arrest our nation’s decline. To do so requires we have a better vision of where we stand than merely a party affiliation.

  • Wayne

    others will contribute their thoughts along similar lines to this thread. It seems RedState members are getting caught up in a different version of the same political quagmire paralyzing the national media.

    I believe we have a responsibility her to make a difference for the better of our country and hope I’m not wrong. Fiscal conservatism should be attractive to all parties except those dedicated to the wrong ideals.

  • morstar150

    why should we accept the super committee plan? That plan completly delegates the duty of the congress to make a decision that may be difficult so that all these congressmen can go back to their contituents and say “see I didn’t vote for that, that’s their fault.

  • federalfarmer1

    And that’s why I support Newt. He will give the country a clear choice between conservatism and status quo statism. I think both Perry and romney are big government conservatives perfectly willing to insert the government into any problem.

    Since Perry supporters are so rabid here, I base my statement on Perrys strong support for wind and alternative energy, spending tax money on private businesses in Tef program, failure to make any substantial cuts in Texas and letting spending increase substantially, and expanding fees and not cutting taxes. And yes, gardasil. I don’t really have a problem with him on immigration, except everify should be mandatory.