Hard Being Right

Sitting down with the wife (yep I got married, part of the reason I haven’t posted in forever) she who is a fiscal conservative exclaimed, “how can Obama win and prop pass in a liberal state like california?”

Reasons abound I came to few that really sparked what I think happened. There are ALOT of Catholic and liberal minded Christians in California. That while on paper like the idea of helping out the little guy and the down-trodden get ahead and on the straight and narrow. They however have no support for those who have a much different family and social belief then there own. Insert gay marriage. If you are a person of devout faith, then the bible really does govern a percentage of your life. Mainly how you treat gay people. To some, its easy to acknowledge gay people and leave it at this. However, having gay marriage in society would be a form of acknowledgment. Many my say “but shouldn’t these people keep their religion and politics apart?” and while not being particularly religious I would in instinctively say yes. However the opposite is true. Their very values come from the religion they follow and the people of that religion they look to as examples either in the church, community and family, whom more often then not share the same values. Since these values are inseparable from them as people they can only see politics in the same light. This is not a bad thing, in fact its many of those same values that were used by the founding fathers to build this country.

Prop 8 passed not because people are bigoted, which I have heard repeated (from the left) as to why Prop 8 passed. It passed because gay marriage isn’t about equal rights, its about what the majority of this country or state wants to view as equal to the relationship between a man an a woman. To the country, its beneficial to have marriage between man and woman. Please accept I’m not speaking in facts that I can prove. I’m speaking in beliefs. It just so happens the voting majority across the country feels the same as I do.

Also, a sizable amount of Obama supporters were really just looking for the “Not Bush Party” candidate.

Its my first time in Salt Lake City and I have to say being a business destination for me, its a decent place to stop.  While the street layout is RIDICULOUS.  Its still super easy to navigate.  All I got to ask is, how many damn Temple streets do they need in one twelve square mile radius?  It seems like a pretty friendly place as well.

About the less important Romney to McCain support I have to again remark how classy I think Romney is.  He’s lining up with the party.  Which by and large has always elected the candidate on a turn system.  Its McCain’s turn and AGAIN I say we go out and support him.  Do not be swayed by those who would compare McCain to Democrats.  He still has an 80% conservative voting record and thats over 20 years of service.  sign up, line and get out there and spread the positive word that the republican party is strong and is ready to roll in 2008!

The Democrats have an interesting sociological experiment going on. What does the party have more of? Secretly sexist voters or secretly racist members? Gov. Ed Rendell thinks its the later of the two. As quoted.

“You’ve got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate,”

What I’m confused about is if this is a comment against Democrats or Republicans? I don’t get the conservative reference. Furthermore I would hope that any conservative minded person in PA. would be voting Republican.

Is he saying that self titled party of peace and fairness has a secret race issue with some of its white members?

Its does raise the question:

“If the whole country had to choose between either a white woman or a black man for president, how would they choose?”

Its and interesting question to raise at parties at least (if your goal is to make yourself a social leper). One could say the smart way to answer it this is: “Race and sex are not a factor to me, tell me about the individuals and their moral beliefs.”

An interesting thought from my friend when I asked him the question above was:

“I’d let history decide for me. Black men received the right to vote after the end of the civil war, although it wasn’t equal to white conterparts, it was still ratified. Woman however were only give then right in 1920. I’d vote for the black individual.”

What would you choose? Is this a fair question?

Barack Obama campaign headquarters now feature a flag with the haunting face of none other than Che Guevara.

Sometimes I just don’t get my fellow American’s I’m sure I should know better than to assume that most people would at least have the decency to do a little background research before putting that flag up. Or god forbid the young college students who where shirts with Che’s iconic face on it. I guess I am just constantly surprised by people. Is that a good thing?

Here is a quick review of some of Che’s “Accomplishments”

1. Che was responsible for the execution of thousands of political prisoners in Cuba (most of them purely for their opposition to Castro’s communist policies or for no reason at all).

2. Che enjoyed torturing and abusing the prisoners, including children.

3. Che was instrumental in setting up the Castro regime’s massive forced labor camps and secret police apparatus.

4. Che tried to organize campaigns of terrorism against civilians in the US and elsewhere (though he largely failed in these efforts).

5. Far from being merely a Third World nationalist or pragmatic leftist, he was a committed, hard-line Stalinist, even going so far as to call himself “Stalin II” early in his career.

I’d like to go out on a limb here and say like so many before me have. That the liberal party is the party that turns a blind eye to horrible violence. Most often its the acts of cruelty surrounding communism, but it certainly doesn’t end there. Many a conservative speaker has had violent protests break out during his speach. Its even happens for liberals. We can all remember the “Don’t taze me bro” kid.

Take an objective look at the parties here. If a conservative hated the words being said by a liberal are they more or less likely to rise up in anger and violence against that person? Or would it be the other way around with the liberal striking out against the conservative.

Update: Check out the Captains Quarters on the unfolding events.

Its sad to see him go, but after the results of super Tuesday I can’t blame him. I still am not really sure why his campaign didn’t ignite. In the end I still believe he’s the best candidate for the young conservatives out there.

Now we have a two man race. Huckabee who is strong in the south east and McCain. I’m little torn with this decision. I don’t think Huckabee can win against either Democrat. So I think I’m still sticking with McCain.

Hugh Hewitt puts a nice farewell on the Romney Campaign and endorsed McCain.

Hugh has a wonderful list on his site, saying more than I can on the subject. Take a look if you have been contempled becoming a suicide voter.

There are seven reasons for anyone to support the eventual nominee no matter who it is: The war and six Supreme Court justices over the age of 68.

This is huge. Please, let me be clear. The ability to nominate what could be a HUGE number of justices isn’t something we can just gift the democrats with.

Don’t fall for the media fire storm. Voting republican as a conservative is always a better choice than doing nothing and letting the democrats walk through the door. No mater how liberal you may think Senator McCain is, he is no where NEAR Clinton or Obama.

To my readers. Are prepared to step up and work for the GOP in election ‘08? Even if your guy isn’t the nominee?

Leah and I had the opportunity to attend a Mitt Romney Rally last night. We had a great time and it really galvanized my enthusiasm for a Mitt Romney nomination.

Some of the high points:

-A great opening and welcome by Hugh Hewitt

-Mitt sharing his clear objective to making the presidency more open to the people.

His plan.

• Secure the border
• Strengthen the economy by removing the business hurdles.
• Fix social security
• And get a health care system going that is privatized but with government oversight so all the people can insured without everyone being taxed beyond belief.

UPDATE! Pictures!

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I originally had a plan to review the voting records of the major republican candidates. Starting with who had the most delegates at this point (McCain) I was going to cover the pros and cons of the records and past triumphs and failures. The plan was to get this all wrapped up by super Tuesday -I’m running behind as you may notice. Not due to lack of time or research. I’ve waited because I’ve been trying to figure out how best to reach the young republicans out there who have yet to vote in the primaries. I’m trying to reach out and make it clear that McCain should not be our candidate. While I have many reasons why I am not a fan of McCain. I’m going to try and break it down into three areas that I believe most effect the lives and future of young republicans in America.

The first is his party hoping. Many have said that McCain is no different then any Democrat. While I would never say that (his record proves otherwise). It is clear that McCain will often differ from the party on major issues and do it in a way that makes a spectacle of himself to the media. This gives him a maverick persona that frankly makes me wonder if we can ever trust that he will stick to important conservative values. For a few examples I’ll start at the 04′ election. McCain was in talks to change parties and run with Kerry as his VP. Other examples include his opposition to the Bush tax cuts in 01′ and 03′ and his legislation to fight “global warming“. Which would have increased taxes to “liberal” proportions.

My second issue with McCain is his stance on illegal immigration. The McCain Kennedy bill of 05′ set out to change many things regarding how the US handles undocumented workers and our border infrastructure. Mainly it opened a pathway to amnesty for people living here illegally. It also brought a overly high-tech solution for border security. Using a network of cameras and unmanned aircraft to patrol areas where there was no restriction in crossing (e.g. NO FENCE). High tech solutions always equal increased spending which also means higher taxes for all of us. The bill was wrought with horrible ideas and ultimately was voted down. However McCain stands by the ideas of this bill and as president McCain would do all in his power to open the doors to citizenship for undocumented workers and make it EASIER not harder to enter this country illegally.

My last and biggest gripe over McCain is his major role in the gang of fourteen. While many would argue it was the gang of fourteen provided a solution that kept the Democrats from shutting down the senate. Its just my opinion that it railroaded the whole process by letting a small minority dictate who the president selected to become a supreme court judge. Its important to understand that the presidents power to elect supreme court justices is one of this greatest powers bestowed to the office. The difference between getting a more conservative judge on the bench verses a moderate that appeals to both sides can mean the difference to many large and sweeping changes to our country, like Roe V. Wade. The gang of fourteen held one hand behind the presidents back only allowing him to offer up judges that appealed to both sides. While in the end we did get Samuel Alito. Whom I have no complaints. My problem is again, McCain’s desire to control the process. Considering the large majority republican senate and that we have a republican president in the office. The republican party should have had little problem getting in almost any justice the president elected.

All of these issues point to not only the beliefs of Senator McCain, but also his character. He is definitely someone that does not surprise me when he changes side, or swoons on about democratic representatives. Nor am I surprised to see him in the news for shenanigans in the Senate. Senator McCain has more interest in his personal agenda than he does for the Republican party of conservative values. That is scary my future and the future of this country is not something I want to roll the dice on.

I will be voting for Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday and I urge all you to at least learn about what he stands for and compare him to the other candidates.